{"content":"<div class=\"objectInfo_response\">\n    \n        \n            \n                <div class=\"object\" style=\"width:713px; padding-left: 10px; margin-left:0;\">\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                        \n            \n            <div class=\"objectCommonInfo\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                    \n                                                                                                        SALUTES (from lat. salut – greeting), an old manner of greeting (flag salute, artillery salute etc.). Salutes were introduced in the early 18th century by Tsar Peter the Great as a ceremonial ritual at festivities (it was not uncommon that salutes were accompanied by fireworks). In the 18-20th centuries salutes became an integral part of celebrations or funerals. After 1917 salutes became a rare occurrence in Petrograd (Leningrad). The first triumphal salute accompanied by a firework was fired on 27 January 1944 in honour of raising the blockade. After the Great Patriotic War festive salutes became traditional.<br/><br/>Reference: Келлер Е. Э. Праздничная культура Петербурга: Очерки истории. СПб., 2001. С. 126-149, 154-199.<br/><br/>Y. N. Kruzhnov\n                                                                       <div class=\"border\">\n                         <br/>\n                     </div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               \n                                                                                                   \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"grName\">Persons</div>\n                                                    \n                                                  \n          <a href=\"/object/2803932323?lc=en\" class=\"objectLink\">Peter I, Emperor</a>\n       <br/>\n   \n                                                     \n                                                    <div class=\"border\">\n                             <br/>\n                        </div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    </div>\n\n            <div style=\"clear:both; height:0;\"><br/></div>\n        </div>\n    </div>\n","id_object":2804016372}