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• Five Ancient Russian Cities with Fascinating Legends

  …d him why his magic and skills hadn’t helped him save his granddaughters, to which he replied with a prediction that the granddaughters wouldn’t be returned to him and the outlaws would become rulers but eventually, they would be deceived and stripped of everything. For these words, Mal was killed, but the prediction came true – later on, Ryurik’s heir Oleg tricked A…

  08.11.2021

• Dune: Five Themes Not To Miss

  …’ve seen many a pop culture hero grow into their full power – and many of them, especially in recent years, tend to be believable rather than perfect. Everyone has their own flaws and we’re more interested in seeing the hero reconcile with them, accepting the imperfections. It is different with Paul, however: though we do witness him grow and change, he is omnipotent…

  05.11.2021

• When Newton Dances: Head of Student Dance Club on Fusing Science and Dance

  …e movie. Even though I’ve been in the dance business for years, I still remember my math and physics. So I thought – how cool would it be to use dancing to explain the laws of physics? My friend Vladimir Pshenichnov, who was a lecturer at ITMO then, suggested I start with Newton’s laws. Equilibrium, rotation, translational mot…

  22.10.2021

• For Two and More: Best Local Co-Op Games on PC

  …t takes some willpower not to! A Way Out (2018) Genre: action-adventure A Way Out is another action-adventure game with a more movie-like narrative (shoutout to The Shawshank Redemption) and cinematography – a split-screen playable movie you might call it. Each player gets to play as Leo or Vincent, two main characters who have to team up behind bars to blas…

  08.10.2021

• Eiffel Towers of St. Petersburg: Controversial Landmarks of the Early 21st Century

  …,000 seats in the west end of Krestovsky Island. Initially slated for completion in 2009, the stadium broke ground only in 2016, with numerous construction and technological flaws. Its price skyrocketed to 43 billion rubles at the time (660 million dollars), thus making it one of the most expensive sports facilities in the world. The venue caused quite a stir amongst…

  06.09.2021

• ITMO Researchers Find a Way to Control Localized Light

  …utually inverted components: a dipole antenna and a slit in a metal layer of the same shape.  The proposed solution is based on Babinet's principle, one of the fundamental laws of optics. The idea is that if you take a metallic screen, cut it open, and then shine a light on it – you will see a diffraction pattern. At the same time, you can obtain a similar pattern…

  19.08.2021

• Four Russian Movies to Watch on Netflix

  …ajor Grom is no match to the epic Marvel universe films. But is it that bad? That’s the thing that caused the heated discussion around: should we sometimes close our eyes to flaws to support one's development or demand the best here and now? Nevertheless, for me, it's a movie worth checking out at least to make your own opinion on the topic.   To explore the worl…

  13.08.2021

• Winners of ITMO.STARS on Their Experience at ITMO University

  …border cooperation program (Business in Biotechnology and Circular Economy) where we deal with environmental issues, help green startups, and so on.  My robot artist that draws military-themed pictures helped me win a grant from Rosmolodezh. This patriotic project is on the display at ITMO’s Museum of Optics. We were also awarded a 250,000 ruble grant for the tech…

  22.06.2021

• People Need You: Volunteering at ITMO University

• Researchers Highlight Inbreeding Among Amur Leopards Through Whole Genome Sequencing

  …genes, so the subspecies is still balancing on the verge of extinction. The fast spread of morphological genetic characters  that are atypical for wild animals, such as white paws and shortened tails, tells us about the need to conduct genetic research and look for potentially harmful genetic mutations. “Demonstrated at the genomic level, the high level of inbre…

  12.05.2021