On the Religious Perception of a Thunderstorm and the Attitude to a Lightning Rod in Russia in the Second Half of the 18th Century

One document of 1799, related to the construction activity of the Russian Imperial Court, contains the refusal of Emperor Paul I to make a lightning rod on the spire of the church of St. Michael’s Castle, which was then under construction at St. Petersburg. That decision was rather strange as far as...

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Main Author: Nikolai I. Petrov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russian Orthodox Church. Ekaterinburg Theological Seminary of the Ekaterinburg Eparchy 2024-12-01
Series:Вестник Екатеринбургской духовной семинарии
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Online Access:https://epds.ru/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6_N48-2024_Petrov.pdf
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