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The Romanovs and Peter the Great's Table of Ranks
In 1722, Peter the Great introduced the Table of Ranks, a radical reform that shattered the old boyar system and redefined social mobility in Russia. This episode explores how Peter's 14-tier hierarchy allowed commoners to rise to nobility through state service, the tensions it created with traditional elites, and its enduring legacy through the Romanov dynasty. We discuss the precedence battles it replaced, the challenges of implementation, and how figures like Alexander Menshikov embodied this new order. The Table of Ranks didn't just reorganize bureaucracy—it reshaped Russian…
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