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Tzar Paul I

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    (October 1, 1754-March 23, 1801)
    Born in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
    Emperor of Russia (1796-1801)
    Son of Catherine the Great
    Strangled to death in a palace coup

Why he might be annoying:

    Catherine was rumored to have been planning to skip over him and have her grandson Alexander named as her successor.
    One of his first acts was to have Catherine's will destroyed, just in case.
    He spent much of his reign trying to undo Catherine's policies out of spite.
    Suspicious of Western democracy, he banned the importation of books, shut down private printing presses and deleted from Russian dictionaries the words for 'citizen,' 'club,' 'society' and 'revolution.'
    He had soldier flogged to death for calling him 'baldy.'
    He mismanaged foreign policy so badly that by 1800 Russia was both officially at war with France and unofficially at war with England.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was neglected by Catherine growing up.
    He issued decrees to improve the conditions of the peasants and serfs.
    His assassination illustrated the adage, 'Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they aren't out to get you.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 14 Votes: 92.86% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 111 Votes: 42.34% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1713 Votes: 42.32% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 723 Votes: 51.59% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 126 Votes: 42.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 42 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 69 Votes: 55.07% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 77 Votes: 70.13% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 94 Votes: 59.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 203 Votes: 59.11% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 600 Votes: 66.83% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 27 Votes: 74.07% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 66 Votes: 75.76% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 104 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 89 Votes: 67.42% Annoying