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How Lack Of Sleep Affects Your Body
…y awake, work a couple of hours more, and get it all dealt with. All is right in the world now! The small fact that you’ve only got four or five hours left to sleep seems very insignificant at that point. You happily doze off, contemplating the way to approach your tomorrow. And then you wake up. It is really hard getting up, and staying awake in your classes is e…
26.03.2020
Keep Calm and Stay Productive
…g the Cholera epidemic, self-isolated and missed all the balls and parties. All he could do was write poems. This was his most productive writing period, forever known as "Boldinskaya Osen" [Болдинская осень; Autumn in Boldino]. We solved problems like that many times in the past and we’ll do it again. So don’t worry, please. Worrying is as effective as trying to …
19.03.2020
Three Places Near ITMO To Eat On A Budget
…ts, drinks, and noodles (there is a windshield along the wall). However, you cannot pay by card there and this is the main disadvantage of that place. But this problem becomes insignificant if you have a bank app and can make a transaction by card number. It was my selection of places, where I go with my groupmates. As you could see, inexpensive eating is quit…
12.03.2020
A Trip to Veliky Novgorod
… today. According to me, the best way to admire the red and brick towers and walls of the fortification is to come nearer to it along the Volkhov river. It is majestic. Inside the Kremlin, you absolutely must take a few minutes to stop and appreciate this beautiful monument. It is located inside the Novgorod Kremlin and was erect…
06.03.2020
An Overview of the Most Interesting Museums in St. Petersburg
…Madonna" by Raphael and many other masterpieces can be found there. As the largest private museum of contemporary art, Erarta is a part of modern Russian culture. Pictures, installations, different objects, sculptures are appearing there all the time. It can also be called an innovative museum because a lot of creative projects find their second life at Erarta. …
04.03.2020
Moscow vs. St. Petersburg: Which Russian Capital is Better?
…er, which makes St. Petersburg a more convenient city for pedestrians. People say that the weather is very different in these cities. There is a stereotype that it always rains in St. Petersburg and, of course, it is not true. As for me, the weather is pretty much similar in these two cities. But, according to statistics, it is a bit warmer in Moscow. However, it …
03.03.2020
Unusual Places Outside of St. Petersburg
…a minimum number of people, even in the midst of the tourist season. This is a perfect place for a short hike or picnic for the weekend. The lake can be reached by suburban trains. From the nearest train station, you can go on foot along hiking trails or by car, for example ordering a taxi. The water in the lake is clean and warm enough to swim in the summer season. …
04.02.2020
Who Are Our Graduates?
…ated into the platform. The startup was founded in 2018 by Victor Shaburov, then a student at St. Petersburg State University, Alexander Mashrabov, a graduate of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and Greg Tkachenko, who graduated from ITMO in 2017. After this acquisition, both Mashrabov and Tkachenko joined Snapchat, apparently making some good money…
28.01.2020
My Impressions After 5 Months in St. Petersburg
… in a place where the weather changes so dramatically throughout the year. In São Paulo, the city where I came from, there are slight variations between summer and winter, for instance. Back there, during summer, I used to experience a temperature between 25 and 40ºC and, during winter, temperatures could reach between 10 and 27ºC, but mostly above 20ºC. Hence, it ha…
27.01.2020
From High School Graduation to Diploma: Expectations vs Reality
…my exams and entered the university This way of thinking is entirely wrong. For most students, it means being free from everyone and parents in particular which is the most insidious trap you are able to fall into. In the worst case, this period can last up to several semesters and become a habit. However, self-dependence does not mean that you are free from respo…
21.01.2020