“Les militaires portent la moustache, les civils n’y ont pas droit. Constantin Aksakov (1817-1860), l’un des premiers « slavophiles », lutte des années durant pour être autorisé à porter la barbe. En vain. La barbe est la marque des paysans, or Aksakov appartient à une vieille famille noble.”
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Histoire de la Russie et de son empire
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