G. S. Tziafetas. Old problem, modern solution: Floods and protection in St. Petersburg/Leningrad
(1703–1924) // Petersburg historical journal, no. 1, 2025, pp. 36–47

Abstract:

The article contains a scientific view of environmental management, projects for protecting St. Petersburg from floods, which were proposed by engineers of the 18th and early 20th centuries, as well as a social justification for why flood supports began to be seriously designed only after the catastrophic floods of 1924. Was it a catalyst for the authorities and engineers — or was this design phase more dependent on other (social) processes?

Key words:

catastrophic flood 1924, public utilities, sewage system, water supply, pavements, dam projects,
ideas about flood nature, floods, flood damage, St. Petersburg before revolution, Leningrad.

Author:

Tziafetas, Georgios S. — Master of Arts, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Bern (Bern,
Switzerland).
E-mail: geotziaf@yahoo.de

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