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• 5 Exhibits To See in the Hermitage Museum

  …19 tons and stands 2.5 meters high. The vase was made from greenish jasper by Altai stone-cutters who had worked on it for 15 years so that it could then be transferred to and installed in the New Hermitage, which was still under construction at that moment. It’s no wonder that the vase has become one of the official symbols of the Altai Krai; it can even be seen on …

  12.01.2024

• Student Spotlight: Donald Brice, Cameroon

  …f Africa. Historically, it was mainly a trade place. If you go to Cameroon, you will find people from different ethnicities of Africa. And we have a lot of religions, too. For instance, my mother’s culture is more like English culture. And my father’s is from the center of the country. Respecting elders is the main virtue taught in my culture. Also, everybody is not …

  11.01.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: January 11-17, 2024

  … Thursday, January 11 Exhibition: Homo Ludens Until January 14; Wed-Fri: 4 pm - 8 pm; Sat-Sun: 12 pm - 8 pm Art Center Pushkinskaya 10 450 rubles (250 rubles for students) A game erases the power imbalance between the speaker and the listener. A game is where equals interact to experience catharsis. At this exhibition, art becomes a game in the wor…

  10.01.2024

• Russian Words Even Native Speakers Find Tricky

  …therine Though I can’t say I am often amazed by any particular words in Russian (I am rather a fan of masterfully put sentences or expressions), I can remember one distinct instance when I was baffled by a word in class. It was the weird adverb заподлицо, which is used to describe things that are on one level with each other. Semantically, it seems (but only seems…

  09.01.2024

• Best Activities to Kickstart Your Brain After Holidays

  …nguage-learning and touch-typing in game form, our Quick Fix guide has it all to ensure that even your “just one more round”-s are nothing to be ashamed of. Read also: Inspiration Overflow: Movies That Motivate Us Be sure to also read about the best tips & tricks for studying from home and the top free (and not-so-free) coworking spaces in St. Petersburg…

  08.01.2024

• Everything You Need To Know About Mathematics Behind Internet

  …ocesses, and, most importantly, the internet. This concept assumes that despite the emergence of more and more new sites and the “fading” of old ones, the web graph itself remains stable, and the number of its vertices and connections increases proportionally by a constant factor, which is approximately equal to 10.  Rule #2 – six degrees of separation From thi…

  05.01.2024

• Fun & Easy DIY Ideas to Keep Your Hands Busy During Holidays

  …int a box (or any other wooden object) This is "one of the past handmade projects" I mentioned above. I glued bits of felt onto the interior of a box to make it soft on the inside because I wanted to store my rings in there, sanded the box on the outside, painted it with watercolors, and covered it with varnish. It will look good even if you simply make your piece…

  05.01.2024

• Get to Know the ITMO.NEWS International Editorial Team

  …es the university’s websites, writes original articles for ITMO.NEWS, and makes weekly newsletters. How did you start working at ITMO? During lockdown, my friend Zoe inspired me to write a blog for ITMO.NEWS. I wasn't a busy student anyway, so that's what I did. Luckily, Maryam, who was in charge of blogs (and many other things) at the time, liked it and as…

  04.01.2024

• These Winter Holidays in St. Petersburg Part 2: January 4-8, 2024

  …ons by exploring our to-watch list, starring early Russian cinema, top Russian TV series, in-depth documentaries about Russia, movies and documentaries about science, and some inspirational movies to keep your spirits up.  As for games, the choice is enormous… The game of the year, Baldur’s Gate 3, alone is sure to give you sleepless nights, if it hasn’t already. …

  03.01.2024

• What To See at ITMO’s Museum of Optics This Winter Break

  …Hologram: Bust of Alexander Pushkin Instead of going to the Arts Square to see the monument to Alexander Pushkin created by sculptor Mikhail Anikushin, you can enjoy the marvelous hologram of the bust, which was recorded at the Vavilov State Optical Institute in 1984 using the method of Yuri Denisyuk, a celebrated physicist and one o…

  03.01.2024