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This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 15-16
Learn about the origins of the Russian Christmas gift-giving tradition, immerse yourself in a tropical heaven right in the middle of winter, make your own Christmas card, and listen to the best classical music in St. Pete’s most beautiful concert venues! Check out our list of the coolest things going on in the city this weekend!
12.12.2018
Winter in St. Petersburg: Perks, Gripes, and Getaways
Winter in St. Petersburg is a particularly lovely time – if you know the right way to enjoy it. Sure, it can be dark, cold and snowy, but there are also moments when you feel as if you were transported into a fairytale land. Here are some of our staff’s favorite tips for spending the winter in St. Petersburg.
11.12.2018
The Hermitage: Getting the Full Picture
Art is never boring. You just need to approach it right to fall under its spell. What you’ll be rewarded with is a whole new (but at the same time, wonderfully age-old) world of beauty, nuance, character, and history, as well as a potentially great new hobby and topic for small talk when the weather just doesn’t cut it anymore. How do I find that approach, you ask then? Here's how to make museum-going less of a yawn and more of a yay, through the example of Russia’s (no hard feelings) best museum, the State Hermitage.
07.12.2018
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 8-9
Now that we’re approaching the thick of December, there are more and more winter events on the horizon. Here’s our separate overview of those, but for the time being, we’re proclaiming our weekend guide an (almost) festive-free zone (you’re welcome). On this weekend’s agenda, art exhibitions by the truckload, one very lustrous festival, an observation of the Sun, and some niche holiday shopping!
05.12.2018
Winter Fairs in St. Petersburg
Winter is here, and so is the festive spirit. Throughout December, numerous fairs, festivals, and meetups will pop up all around St. Petersburg. Here’s a handy guide to the most notable ones: from classic Christmas-y festivities and food fests to Soviet-style New Year’s celebrations.
04.12.2018
Russian Programmers Prepare For ICPC-2019
On December 2, ITMO University was among the universities that hosted the semi-finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). More than 100 student teams from the European part of Russia, the Ural region, Belarus and the Baltic states competed for the right to take part in the final stage of the world’s largest programming contest, which will take place in Porto, Portugal next year. The team from Lomonosov Moscow State University, champions of this year’s ICPC, emerged as winners in the semi-final stage.
04.12.2018
Movie Fridays: New Releases
Going to the movies is always an unforgettable experience that manages to magnify a film’s message (or aggravate its flaws): nothing distracts you from what is going on at the screen (except for maybe those annoyingly loud popcorn-chewing noises coming from the neighboring seat – a petition on banning popcorn from movie theaters needs to happen), and you can take it all in and just get lost in the moment. Here’s a rundown on what’s in the cinema right now if watching a movie or two is on your weekend agenda!
30.11.2018
ITMO University Tops List of Russian Universities in THE Computer Science Subject Ranking
Times Higher Education has published the latest global subject rankings in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering & Technology. This year, ITMO University has demonstrated the best performance of all Russian universities in the Computer Science rankings, whilst also remaining in the global top-100 for the third year in a row. As for the Engineering & Technology ranking, in which ITMO University made its debut last year, the university is among the top-3 Russian universities.
29.11.2018
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 1-2
Hello winter, our old friend, who loves to overstay its welcome and never cleans up its mess when it finally decides to bid its adieus. This weekend’s program is relatively unwinter-y, though, giving us the last respite before the festive season rolls in. Please meet: a huge design celebration, an international festival of eco-cinema, a nature-themed photo exhibition, an artisanal fair, and an adopt-don’t-shop event for people thinking of getting a pet!
28.11.2018
Andrey Breslav on Kotlin, Time-Management, and Being a Programmer
Several years ago, ITMO University graduate Andrey Breslav joined the development team of the international company JetBrains, where he oversees the creation of a new programming language Kotlin. In the past year alone, Kotlin has been used by more than two million developers worldwide; it has also become an official programming language for Android, and set its sights on entering the top-five of world’s most popular programming languages in the near future. In parallel to his work at JetBrains, Andrey is busy running his own project, service app Alter, which helps users find a personal psychotherapist based on a special searching algorithm. In his recent open interview held as part of the project ‘Everything Is Possible in St. Petersburg’, Andrey shared about how to develop a new programming language from scratch, create a global product being based in St. Petersburg, and still squeeze out some time for other activities.
26.11.2018