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• New adventure in Russia? Welcome on board!

  … address, asking other students where to get you Dorm ID, or how to get a better room…asking around will help you make new friends and survive in a place where there are no clear directions and everything is a puzzle. Think of it as a video game where the only way to get to the next phase is asking everything. Politeness and a smile on your face will get you extra po…

  30.01.2018

• Turn and Face the Strange

  … Recently we were chatting with my mate which I haven't been talking to for ages and suddenly she concluded that with the years I remain the same. Notwithstanding her additional corrections that it is a complement to my teenage sparkling manners of dialogue, my first persistence of this words was negative. I wondered, am I that stuck on the point I used to be …

  25.12.2017

• Hello, world!

  … plenty of things that I am interested in. For instance, I am interested in cars starting from my early childhood. I've learned about twenty car brands at the age of four, had a collection of car models and even had my own kart (which I am selling right now, so if someone is interested in getting a kart for a younger brother — welcome). Today, as I am becoming an old…

  26.10.2017

• Weekend getaway: Petrozavodsk

  … On this island there is the famous Kizhi Pogost, an ensemble of two wooden churches and a bell tower from the beginning of the 18th century. However, the Pogost is not the only attraction of the island, as more than 80 historical wooden structures have been brought there from the surrounding areas to make a huge open-air museum. Here you can observe how people have …

  14.07.2017

• Comparing student unions — the case of ITMO and University of Helsinki

  …feature of the work of different student organizations is democracy. This seems to be one of the essential values of both student unions in my home university and in ITMO. An open election is organized every year in order to choose a new board for each organization. One of the aspects I have been observing is the motivation that students have to spend their precious…

  06.07.2017

• The St. Petersburg of Foodies: The Holy Trinity of Russian cuisine

  … only around 250 rubles. From the name of this restaurant chain most of you probably understood that their specialties are the tasty salty and sweet pies. There is an impressive selection of them with different fillings from meat and potatoes to berries and apples. Moreover, salads here meet the solid Russian standard, and especially soups are delicious. Ordering i…

  20.06.2017

• Globalization is Here

  …I am right now in a perfect spot to observe globalization in action, working at the international office of ITMO as an intern. This great opportunity is offered to me by the Finnish National Agency for Education from my home country Finland. The reason why I chose ITMO for my internship is the good reputation of the university. Also when comparing different universit…

  05.06.2017

• By the Bonfire

  …ssian, which can be roughly translated as "brigades" in English. These student brigades come in many different colors and flavors. I have recently joined as a "candidate" of a construction brigade called "Славяне" (Slavs), but there are also many different brigades, like the pedagogues, which are like the boy scouts; train stewards, who work in the summer aboard trai…

  18.05.2017

• A Second Home

  …ou can sit to read something or to get out of your room to think more clearly. However, if you want to really concentrate and for some reason you feel like your room is full of distractions, and you have to write this very important paper which was assigned to you over a month ago and is due for tomorrow (what can I tell you, it happens to the best of us), then your …

  10.04.2017

• TOGETHER, WE RISE

  …this motherland and those of us who have been received with open arms, came together with heavy hearts to honor those who passed away and praise those who bore the fear to jump into action in such a sudden event, as well as lend a hand in whatever way possible. Taxi companies removed their fares making trips completely free for those who were stranded in far parts of…

  06.04.2017