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Mikhail Petrovo-Solovovo

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Solovovo attended many séances with the Russian medium Stephan Fomitch Sambor (S. F. Sambor). On one occasion a chair was found hanging from the mediums arm even though his hand was allegedly held by a séance sitter. Solovovo later discovered that this sitter had intentionally released Sambor's hand
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in 1857. The letter proved controversial within the parapsychology community and has become a source of debate between Home's defenders and skeptics.
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Psychics, Sensitives and Somnambules: A Biographical Dictionary with Bibliographies
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and was likely to have worked as an accomplice for the medium on other occasions.
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Mikhail Petrovo-Solovovo, a scion of an ancient aristocratic family that owned
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was caught using his foot to fake supposed spirit effects during a séance in
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The Sorcerer of Kings: The Case of Daniel Dunglas Home and William Crookes
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The Hallucination Theory as Applied to Certain Cases of Physical Phenomena
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Perovsky-Petrovo-Solovovo (right) with psychical researcher Rudolf Lambert
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The First Psychic: The Peculiar Mystery of a Notorious Victorian Wizard
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The Scientific Investigation of Physical Phenomena with Mediums
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Russian diplomat, psychical researcher and skeptic. (1868–1954)
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Chancery of the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Concerning Lord Dunraven's Sittings with D. D. Home
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Perovsky-Petrovo-Solovovo

Psychical researcher
diplomat
psychical researcher
skeptic
a Neoclassical palace
Nevsky Avenue
Boris Perovsky
Society for Psychical Research
mediums
London
Frank Podmore
Jan Guzyk
Eusapia Palladino
Dr. Barthez
Empress Eugenie
Daniel Dunglas Home
Biarritz
Journal of the Society for Psychical Research.
The Slate-Writing of Mrs. Francis
The Hallucination Theory as Applied to Certain Cases of Physical Phenomena
On the Alleged Exposure of D. D. Home in France
Concerning D. D. Home
Concerning Lord Dunraven's Sittings with D. D. Home
Note on an Early Exposure of Guzik
Note on the Günther-Geffers Case
Some Thoughts on D. D. Home
My Experiments with S. F. Sambor
"Count Perovsky-Petrovo-Solovovo"

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