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• Find Your Piece in the St. Petersburg City Day Puzzle

  Tomorrow, on May 27th, it's the City Day - our Northern Capital turns 314! Each year, St. Petersburg’s citizens and guests participate in the citywide celebration, which involves all kinds of attractions and events. In fact, there are so many of them that it can be hard to just make your choice! We’ve decided to mention some of the events we liked, so choose your piece of the St. Petersburg City Day puzzle, and prepare for an unforgettable experience.

  26.05.2017

• Music Under the Sky and Art that Never Sleeps: Lively Weekend in St. Petersburg

  Spring is here in St. Petersburg, the sun is shining and everyone is ready for some art, culture and good times. So if you’re in St. Petersburg this weekend and are looking for the best way to spend these days, it’ll be hard not to miss the history, art and culture splurge on offer. All you need to do is simply step outside - but it never hurts to be prepared, which is why we’ve listed the top must-see events for you.

  19.05.2017

• Today We Celebrate Victory Day

  There’s probably not a single Russian family that wasn’t touched by the Second World War, or the Great Patriotic War as it is called here.  The years 1941 – 1945 are engraved in all of us, even generations removed from the actual war, as the years of sacrifice, suffering, and faith in victory. It’s what we think about in times of hardship even now – the songs that we sang as kids at school about how it’s only victory we need and how we’ll achieve it at any cost. And the cost was great.

  09.05.2017

• The Ideal Getaway or a Temple of Holiday Boredom - A Sceptic’s Take on the Russian Dacha

  Ok, let me come clean, right at the beginning, so I can't be accused of hiding or concealing anything: I hate the Dacha! I know that it’s a highly controversial and unpopular sentiment among Russians, who believe that it’s the ultimate recreational ideal, a place where you can pick mushrooms, laze in the sun and enjoy the opportunity to dive into an atmosphere of cozy countryside houses and summer gardens full of fruit trees, vegetable seedbeds and flowers.

  01.05.2017

• Adapting To Russia: International Students Share Their Experience

  Education, communication, traditions, living conditions, food and weather - all of those change dramatically for international students who come to study in Russia. To adapt to the new environment, they can rely on specialists from the International Students Learning and Support Center; yet, having the right attitude is important as well, believe the exchange students from Europe and Brazil who came to ITMO for the IT and Business Innovations in Russia course. In an interview with our newsportal, they shared their experience of studying at ITMO University.

  13.04.2017

• ITMO Fellowship Stories: 'Crystal Is the Heart of Lasers'

  Pavel Loiko came to ITMO to participate in ITMO Fellowship Program. In this interview he shares the details of a project he is working on together with Russian colleagues and talks about the importance of cross disciplinary studies. 

  06.04.2017

• A New Level of Being International

  When we talk about international students at our University, we are usually thinking of someone who comes from another country with another culture to study here. But often we don’t quite take international as literally as we should. Abid Mossalli, an international student from the Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems takes "international" to an entirely new level.

  24.03.2017

• How to Survive Exams: The Russian Way

  You might think that consistent study, a good night’s sleep, and a healthy breakfast are the best ways to keep your mind clear and prepared for an exam, but Russian students have lots of other practices that they have been using over the years to bring good luck to exam time! Many students adhere faithfully to these traditions, whether or not they believe in them. From not washing your hair to gaining knowledge through your pillow, we will outline the craziest to the not so craziest of traditions associated with exam luck!

  03.01.2017

• From White Nights to Black Days: Surviving the Deep, Dark Winter in St. Petersburg

  One of the most exquisite agonies of living in St Petersburg is the sheer, precipitous speed with which winter closes its jaws on the city. It's really not so long ago that the evening skies — though not quite burning with the boundless intensity of White Nights — were still serviceably bright while the majestic bridges continued to yawn into the luminous twilight with admirable tenacity and enthusiasm.

  21.12.2016

• Surviving Yemen, Surviving ITMO

  When we met Dheya Al-Saeedi, we were struck by his positivity, ambition and hope for the future, especially as he began to reveal his history. Still young, he has experienced what many hope not to experience. For those of you who don’t know where Yemen is, it’s on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, wedged between Saudi Arabia and Oman. It also has its fair share of issues. The south wants to separate from the north and the country is in a constant state of war. It’s also the poorest country in the Arabian Peninsula.

  12.12.2016