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• Kronstadt — the "Hub of the Universe" and the Might-Have-Been Capital of Russia

  …ame comes from two German words — "Krone" (crown) and "Stadt" (city). There is a theory that Peter I planned on moving the capital of Russia onto this island. Kronstadt’s history, much as the history of St. Petersburg, is closely intertwined with Russian Navy and Russia’s naval victories. Until 1959, Kronstadt was a separate town,…

  23.08.2016

• 5 Things We Loved This Week

  …Scanning human history Using  microCT scanner Tim Ryan, associate professor of anthropology and information sciences and technology, took 3-D images of bones so as to decipher why modern humans have such light skeletons. phys.org Surface engineers prefer whisky over coffee As a whisky drop dries, a combination of molecules in the liquid ensures a spatially uniform…

  21.08.2016

• Faster, Higher, Smarter: 5 Main Technological Novelties of 2016 Olympics

  …nd all the systems of personnel management and processing of personal data are cloud-hosted. Olympics-2016 has become the most technologically advanced in the whole Olympics history - and not only due to the organizer's efforts. All-seeing blimps The Summer Olympics security is upheld by 47 thousand guards, 65 thousand policemen and 20 thousand military. St…

  16.08.2016

• Rudolf Kalman Passed Away

  …nd his contribution to Science, which will, undoubtedly, become an inspiration for many future research and inventions", - concludes Oleg Stepanov. One can read about the history of the creation of Kalman's Filter in Oleg Stepanov's article, "The Kalman Filter. History and Modernity."   …

  15.08.2016

• Self-Driving Cars: Safe and Modern Solution or a Step towards "Rise of the Machines?"

  … attacks and protect these cars from hackers. The crucial point is robot’s value system. How it has to behave when faces the dilemma. If to remember a plot of “I, Robot” – the story starts with an accident when a robot saved from a car crash the policeman instead of a little girl because it was easier for it to save him. The policeman was saved but felt remorse. …

  04.08.2016

• The Master’s Program Enrollment Campaign: Bringing in Best Students and Training Elite Specialists

  … Multimedia technologies in art. Creation of such new programs is a conscious decision. We aren’t aiming at becoming a classical university or opening a clinic, or an Art or History department; still, we are set on developing competencies in the fields which will define the quality of life in the XXI century. Thus, when developing new programs, we consider both STI a…

  01.08.2016

• Look at Neptune and Visit a Warship: St. Petersburg Continues to Celebrate Navy Day

  …The history of St. Petersburg is closely related to navy victories. That is why this day is so important. Usually citizens celebrate Navy Day every year on the last Sunday of July. However this year the city will celebrate the Navy’s anniversary over several days — on July 24, 30 and 31. More than 1,200 seamen will take part in the celebration. Must sees on July 31 …

  29.07.2016

• ITMO’s Russian Language Summer School: A Cross-Cultural Experience for European Students

  …gium. During the program I got the chance to systemize my knowledge – for that, I’m really thankful. Our teachers were very patient, and possessed great knowledge of Russian history, the history of St. Petersburg, and national culture in general”, - adds Julienne Ensh from the University of Mons. The students joke about them ha…

  27.07.2016

• Navy Day Celebrations on July 24

  …The history of Saint-Petersburg is closely intertwined with that of the Russian Navy. This is the reason why Navy Day celebrations are so important to Saint-Petersburg; the city will celebrate the Navy’s anniversary over several days – on July 24, 30 and 31. The holiday itself takes place on the last Sunday of July, but this year – a week before the start of the t…

  22.07.2016

• John Thornhill: Russian Creative Industries are Going to Grow Enormously

  …adaptation of global ideas is a perfectly good business model to have. But one area that really fascinates me in Russia is the space industry where you have an extraordinary history. I myself wear the famous Sturmanskie wristwatch worn by Gagarin. Now Russia is at the next stage in space developments, at the moment, there are entrepreneurs in the West like Elon Musk,…

  20.07.2016