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• Surviving Yemen, Surviving ITMO

  …o nice." It’s not just the city he likes, Dheya was always interested in Russian culture and Russian literature even before he came. "I'd read Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, I read many novels and I was really astonished, and I really liked them, I hope that I can read their novels in Russian." Now, Dheya is studying at ITMO University, at the Department of…

  12.12.2016

• The Ultimate Guide to the Russian Banya

  …o violently that they barely escape alive." In Russian literature, the Banya is ubiquitous, making numerous appearances in Pushkin, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and most notably Сhekhov, whose short story, In the Banya, serves up some delicious observations of Banya denizens: "A scrawny man with jutting out protuberances of bone was seated and was beating himself about th…

  25.11.2016

• Hey, Buddy, What’s Up in Google?

  …wanted to stay there. One of the benefits is that Google pays its employees so called relocation bonus, a sum of money which is enough to rent apartments. Ruslan Tkhakokhov, junior student at the the Computer Technology Department. Company: Google Location: Boston, USA Responsibilities: software development for Google Play Duration: 12 weeks …

  02.11.2016

• Innovation Russian-Style

  …a, the founder of StudyQA, a company that helps selecting educational programmes worldwide, Gideon Nweze, a graduate of the TURN8 Program, and founder of Kickcity, Alexander Alkhov (we published an interview with Alexander earlier, where he talked about additional education in St. Petersburg). “At this point, the participants of the seminar are not focused on crea…

  09.09.2016

• The Shock of the New — Latest Developments in St. Petersburg Theater. Part 1

  …emons, a dissertation on the prickly subject of love and blood-soaked torture, built around the music and lyrics of the great Jim Morrison and Three Sisters, which reboots Checkhov’s classic and gives it a visceral contemporary setting. But most striking of all is Lensovet’s deconstruction of Shakespeare’s tragedy, entitled Makbet Kino. This phenomenal four-hour extr…

  02.09.2016

• Go Outside for Free: September Events in St. Petersburg

  …e to be afraid — the main rule of the festival is to cast a piece of powder at as many people as it possible. Join the event on September 3−4, 2−6 pm in Babushkin Park (149 Obukhovskoy Oborony Prospect), which is 10 minutes by foot from Lomonosovskaya subway station. The following exhibition is a wonderful event for those who love contemporary art and at the same ti…

  29.08.2016

• ITMO Student Shares About her Summer School Abroad: “Awesome, Gripping and Truly International”

  …Like other school leavers Natalia Gorokhova had to choose a university course from a plethora of automation courses in the field of robotics offered by St. Petersburg universities. As Ms. Gorokhova noted, she decided to study at ITMO University’s Control Systems and Industrial Robotics Faculty because she had heard about studying at the…

  26.08.2016

• A Vegetarian’s Guide to St. Petersburg

  … dishes are very tasty and original. Indian salads, falafel, fresh-squeezed juices and even yeast-free bread — all of this you can try here, nearby Sadovaya Metro Station (Gorokhovaya street, 36). Good news for fans of cozy places where one feels at home. Dyadya Fadi café is situated in a small flat! Its' owner and at the same time main chef is a man from Damascus w…

  04.08.2016

• Five Things We Loved Last Week

  …Hot air balloon record. Famous Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov set a new world record for circling the globe solo in just 11 days. At times he flew as high as 10,000 meters, with temperatures dropping to -56C, causing his oxygen mask and drinking water to freeze. The Telegraph.  Check out the video. Smallest hard disk. A team of scientists at Delft University d…

  30.07.2016

• How an Iranian Student Chose St. Petersburg Over New Zealand

  …I usually read the Farsi translation. There are some books I’ve tried reading in Russian, even if it takes me a few hours to get through one page of “Crime and Punishment”. Chekhov’s stories are a bit easier, they’re shorter and easier for foreigners to read.” ITMO University is the Best for International Students “I dreamed of seeing St. Petersburg for…

  19.07.2016