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Bibliographies / Трапенок В. А., Антонова Л. А. От маленькой хлопушки до большого фейерверка. СПб., 1997

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Fireworks FIREWORKS (in the 18th century - poteshnye ogni, toy-lights). The tradition of lighting firecrackers on holidays in St. Petersburg was introduced by Peter I. Fireworks were usually combined with illumination - luminous scenery (allegories)