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• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Malaya Okhta

  …med after the Okhta River, which flows into the Neva. The area on its left shore is called Malaya (Little) Okhta, and on the right, guess what – Bolshaya (Big) Okhta. The history of this area is older than St. Petersburg itself. In 1611, the Kingdom of Sweden established the town of Nyen, along with the fortress Nyenschantz, here. In 1703, during the Great Norther…

  02.05.2025

• Student Spotlight: Sara Samine, Morocco

  …New Year!" Did you find any surprising similarities between Moroccan and Russian culture, habits, or food? Yes! Despite the differences in geography, religion, and history, I was amazed by how much the two cultures have in common. Both deeply value hospitality and respect for elders. Hearing Russians talk about their babushkas instantly reminded me of Moroc…

  01.05.2025

• This Week in St. Petersburg: May 1-7, 2025

  …xhibition by sculptor Vlad Mukhanov. Shapes – or characters? – big and small, in all shades of the rainbow, interact with visitors and the space they are in, telling their own story. According to the author, this is a reflection of the way humans try to find their place in the complex social structure. What will you see?  Wednesday, May 7  Il turco in Itali…

  30.04.2025

• Laureate of Kolba National Award and Physicist Maria Zhukova on Career in Science, Motivation, and Motherhood

  …s, which proves that you’re heading in the right direction. Why did you decide to join the project? And what does the award mean to you? That was a chance for me to tell my story. Laureates do interviews, which are then featured in the award’s processings you can find at libraries. This is a way for women to step out of the shadows and tell about how their path in…

  30.04.2025

• 6 Words With Unexpected Russian Origins

  …onary page Speakers of any Nordic language would be well familiar with this word, which means “square” or “plaza” in any of the Scandinavian nations. Owing to the ancient history of trade between the regions, it actually derives from a word in Old East Slavic (the language of letopisi) that would have once referred to commodities and, by extension, the marketplace…

  28.04.2025

• Lectures, Projects, Robots: St. Petersburg Hosts Finals of I Am a Professional Contest

  …For the first time in the competition’s history, the finals of the Robotics track took place at Sberbank’s tech hub, situated in the renovated Kalinin Plant in the Vasileostrovsky district of St. Petersburg. Albert Efimov, VP and director of the Research and Innovation Department at Sberbank’s Technology Block, spoke to the finalists about tech trends and Sber’s c…

  24.04.2025

• Student Spotlight: Reham Adel Hammoud, Syria

  …is a paradise on Earth. It's where my soul breathes deepest. And of course, Damascus, the capital of Syria, is the oldest continuously inhabited capital in the world, with a history dating back over 11,000 years! That’s so cool. But what inspired you to pursue education abroad? I decided to study abroad because I wanted to immerse myself in a global academic en…

  24.04.2025

• This Week in St. Petersburg: April 24-30, 2025

  …e Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition is a follow-up to a series of exhibitions aiming to spotlight artworks from different Russian museums that influenced the history of Russian and world art.  Tuesday, April 29 Cherry blossom season at Botanical Garden 10 am – 4:40 pm St. Petersburg Botanical Garden 300 rubles – tickets here T…

  23.04.2025

• School Students From St. Petersburg Make History at FIRST Tech Challenge

• Five Paintings: Orthodox Easter in Russian Art

  …slide; if you hit another egg, you take it. Egg rolling used to be big among kids and adults alike. Why are there two Easters and how do they differ? Learn more about the story here – and find out even more about Easter activities here.…

  18.04.2025