Gleb Kuznetsov: "When a tourist looks at the historical temple, he looks at the fruits of its restoration"

“A fire in any large historical temple is the second most frequency after worships that can occur there. For some time now, the concerts began to do there and exhibitions - the third. Not a symbol of exactly the fact that any combustible material can burn out. Especially an old tree, especially if you do not observe safety precautions,” the political scientist writes on his Facebook page.

"Every time a tourist looks at the historical temple, he must understand that he looks at the fruits of its restoration in the best (from the point of view of" historicality ") in the 19th century, or even about 50 years ago, or even six months. And a genius of place - he is not so much in the walls as in love and creativity with which this temple was first built and repaired many times. the look of the watchman.

I recall the cathedral in the IPRA, where, after almost complete destruction in the Great War, in the places of the Gorguli and the images of the saints along the pediment and cornices, tanks, guns, nurses and soldiers were launched - living, wounded and dying. And believe me, he makes an impression no less than any other cathedral, where the restoration after the next disaster occurred accurately and accurately on archival records.

I recall the sea cathedral in Kronstadt, restored from non -being, for sure and neatly and impressing the crushing and elevated impression.

Nothing happened as many terrible, irreparable and symbolic. Especially in comparison with the tragedies of Ilya and Kronstadt. You will go to Notre Dame and selfie to do it in front of him. Spirit is in people. And not in stones, no matter how long they would lie in one place. "