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• Cancer Survival Guide: Oncologist Ilya Fomintsev Gives Lecture at ITMO University

  …have many new properties in comparison with stage one cancer cells. Such cancer has different genetics and biology. The word "stages" is being used in oncology due to the history of cancer research. In the middle of the 19th century, German physician Rudolf Virchow came up with his theory of cancer origin where he assumed that cancer emerges from cells. Still, it …

  07.11.2018

• Travel Tips: Exploring Riga

  … a few weeks, on November 18, 2018, Latvia will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its independence from the Russian Empire, a highly significant milestone for a country the history of which has been written by Sweden, Poland, the Russian Empire, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union. In Riga, the Latvian capital city, the past is alive, and (unsurprisingly) complicated…

  06.11.2018

• VR and the Future of Digital Art: The Fourth International Animation Assembly in St. Petersburg

  …m, we only see the director’s view of the events; with VR, we take a step in the other direction when we combine arts and knowledge in one virtual reality. It’s an interactive story. Of course, one artist can’t do it all. It used to be that you’d draw a picture and leave it to others to interpret it. Artists of the future will need to work with directors, sound desig…

  06.11.2018

• A Different View: 10 St. Petersburg Instagram Accounts for a New Perspective

  … arts and to keep up your own gym routine, even if it doesn’t involve pointe shoes. hermitage_museum The State Heritage’s official account, it’s your daily dose of art history in one paragraph, in Russian and English. Some posts feature a specific painting or artifact and talk about its history and cultural significance. Some just…

  05.11.2018

• Movie Fridays: Studio Ghibli, Nuff Said

  …dary Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki and the first anime movie I ever watched. Often compared to Alice in Wonderland, this dazzling, mind-blowing extravaganza tells the story of Chihiro Ogino, a bratty ten-year-old girl who accidentally enters a magical world inhabited by all kinds of odd creatures. It all begins in a misleadingly realistic key when Chi…

  02.11.2018

• State Hermitage Photographer Yuri Molodkovets on Running an Instagram for World-Famous Museum

  …ith different multimedia projects. For instance, five years ago I proposed that we start working in the field of museum art photography. Nowadays, I guide a tour called "The history and art of photography in a museum environment", in which I show how the Old Masters used the techniques that are now applied in photography. The Hermitage Instagram Another such pr…

  02.11.2018

• Biochemistry Twins on Creating their Own Lab

  … of other work, so we shared responsibilities. I worked, and Volodya was responsible for studying. Have you ever taken exams for each other? Yes, and there is an amusing story. Our teacher for crystal chemistry was very strict when it came to taking exams and it was impossible to cheat. Volodya passed and got a B. According to the teacher, my brother should hav…

  01.11.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 3-5

  …rnate furniture, delicate porcelain sets, bronze sculptures that belonged to Alexander the Second and his family, as well as a display of elaborate costumes in which fashion history meets modern haute couture powered by the Associations project. Both will be held on November 4 from 5 to 9pm; a ticket to the royal exhibition will cost you 150 roubles, while the second…

  31.10.2018

• Spooky, Scary, and Bizarre: Villains and Miscreants of Russian Folklore

  …olk tales is how crazy they can get. Oftentimes, what scares you is not the evil nature of some character or plot, but rather their absurdity. For example, there’s a Baba Yaga story in which she comes to count one man’s teeth every night, for whatever strange purpose she has, and the guy is flat-out terrified to show that he’s awake. Just imagine yourself in this kin…

  30.10.2018

• Siberian Coal Energy Company’s Advisor on Personnel: Even the Most Macho Miners Need Soft Skills

  …History of cooperation The Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) ranks amongst the world’s ten largest coal manufacturers in terms of reserves and sales volume. The company supplies thermal coal to more than a thousand partners in Russia, as well as to the Atlantic and Asia-Pacific regional markets. The cooperation between ITMO University and SUEK started in 201…

  30.10.2018