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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: May 21-22, 2022

  With warmer days in the forecast, it’s simply a crime to spend your time off at home! Rain or shine, spend this weekend in an active mode with our best picks of things to see and do in St. Petersburg.

  18.05.2022

• Our Favorite Feel-Good Books

  We all have our good days, bad days, and the in-between days when anything from watching a good movie to seeing our friends, or even just listening to a favorite song, can change the mood of the day. Books can be a great source of joy and inspiration when we're feeling down and need a pick-me-up. So, we've put together some of our favorite books that always give us a boost.

  11.03.2022

• Top 5 Reading Apps in English and Russian

  All-time classics and new releases, user-friendly formats, and a great deal of free ebooks and audiobooks – here are five must-try apps to help you keep up with your reading goals anytime and anywhere.

  04.03.2022

• From Evidence-Based Medicine to Neuroscience: Nine Most Popular Books on Health

  If you want to better understand your own body and improve your health literacy, here are nine excellent books on medicine for all tastes.

  29.06.2021

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: May 29-30, 2021

  Let’s say goodbye to spring by making the most of the last weekend before summer 2021: welcome the most exciting and beautiful season at a floral festival, thrift-shop like a boss at the city’s bazaars and flea markets, and even pick up a new book at the largest book salon in St. Petersburg.

  26.05.2021

• From Sci-Fi to Real-Life: Five Predictions on the Future of Technologies

  When such words as smartphones, 3D printing, and quantum computing were yet alien concepts and humans could only dream of stepping on the Moon and exploring the other worlds with the blessing of science, virtuosos of words found a way to glimpse into the future. From translation robots and high-tech gadgetry to space flights and artificial food – here’s a list of five books that foresaw the future even better than The Simpsons.

  16.04.2021

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 13-14, 2021

  As St. Petersburg is gradually becoming a branch of the Antarctic, we are cosily bundling up in our scarves that gradually become blankets. We truly get it if you would rather spend this weekend at home, but if you do want to peek out for a while, here are our top picks (if you pardon the pun) for what to do in the city. Stay warm – and enjoy! 

  10.02.2021

• In the Footsteps of the Greatest: A Literary Guide to St. Petersburg

  St. Petersburg has always been a magnet for the brightest minds: its streets have inspired a myriad masterpieces by such titans of Russian literature as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, and others. Each nook and cranny of the city still recalls the lines of world-renowned characters. So, take a walk in the footsteps of Raskolnikov, unleash the hidden sides of the city’s main streets, and even find the nose of Major Kovalyov – all with our guide to St. Petersburg’s literary past and present.

  08.02.2021

• Neural Networks Predict Future Bestsellers

  ITMO researchers together with a colleague from the University of Oulu in Finland created an algorithm for predicting the success of new books. The algorithm's claimed efficacy is based on the analysis of the emotional fluctuations of a literary text.

  03.02.2021

• ITMO Students and Staff Can Now Read E-Books For Free via LitRes

  ITMO Library’s upgraded website was recently launched. It allows you to gain remote access to LitRes Library service and borrow fiction, non-fiction, and educational e-books and audiobooks.

  08.12.2020