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• Nature Destinations: Things to Do in Early Autumn

  …ck that whatever you’ve gathered is edible. As for the spots to go mushroom picking, my personal advice would be going north of the city to places like Petyayarvi or Orekhovo, which are easily accessible by train and quite popular with other foragers in case you get lost. Birdwatching This one is something that I’m yet to do myself – and I’m actually ver…

  27.08.2024

• How To: Running in St. Petersburg

  …land – Yelagin Island, or 300th Anniversary Park – Krestovsky Island. Additionally, you can enjoy the city center while working out! The lines of Vasilyevsky Island and Gorokhovaya Street are great picks. However, Nikita Melnik cautions that streets can be quite crowded, so it's best to run early in the morning. Who to join? It’s more than fine if you pr…

  30.07.2024

• The City of Superlatives: Oldest Sights in St. Petersburg

  …e theater wasn’t housed in the grandiose building we know it by today, operating instead from what is now the Russian Academy of Arts. Many classic Russian plays, including Chekhov’s The Seagull, premiered on the theater’s stage. Now called “the national drama theater of Russia,” Alexandrinsky continues its thespian tradition, with both reimagined classic plays and m…

  19.07.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: July 11-17, 2024

  … - 8 pm Museum of 20-21 Century Art of St. Petersburg 300 rubles (100 rubles for students) Continuing the theme of modernism, let’s turn to the exhibition of Petr Zverkhovsky and Gleb Viatkin – Soviet artists, who were also heavily inspired by Russian and French modernism. Their creations invite you into worlds of their own, staying close to our reality but …

  10.07.2024

• Must-Read Russian Books for Learners of Any Level

  …dvised for higher levels as they often lack the author's unique style. What to read: Adapted stories Adapted books by Zlatoust publishing house, such as Anton Chekhov's stories Удивительные истории (Wonderful Stories), a collection of adapted stories by Natalia Novikova and Olga Scherbakova (available as a hard copy at the ITMO Library) Children'…

  16.04.2024

• Russian Hollywood: Mosfilm Behind the Scenes

  …tion Y) accidentally brings home Ivan the Terrible using his time machine; They Fought for Their Country (1975) by Sergei Bondarchuk. An adaptation of the Mikhail Sholokhov novel about the feats of ordinary soldiers during World War II; Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980) by Vladimir Menshov. A romantic drama about three young women who leave thei…

  13.02.2024

• Foreign Movies Filmed in St. Petersburg

  … Yusupov Palace, provided the perfect backdrop for the 19th-century setting of the story. Suburbs also were at play, with Gatchina Palace serving as the home for Pierre Bezukhov and the Bolkonsky family, and the magnificent halls of Catherine Palace hosting a ball. You can watch it not only to feast your eyes on the city, but to discover a staple of Russian litera…

  09.02.2024

• Fashion Police: Where Do ITMO Students Get Their Outfits?

  … Lamoda) Tip: “I love spotting quirky local shops on my walks around the city. This way, I discovered my two absolute favorite second-hand shops, ReClo and Spasibo on Gorokhovaya, and even found the low-key Russian brand Naipache before they opened a boutique on Rubinstein St!” …

  04.07.2023

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #33

  …or and an engineer at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics.  Read on: Metaphotonics Review by ITMO Scientists Among Top 1% Most Cited Papers A project by PhD student Anastasiia Olkhova with collaborators can significantly contribute to workplace safety in the oil and gas industry. By modifying production technology of chalcogenide films – the sensitive elements of gas d…

  26.06.2023

• ITMO Researchers Propose Technology For More Efficient Detection of Hazardous Gas Leaks in Production

  …n. Read also: Cheap and Simple Method of Detection of Harmful Gases Suggested by ITMO Researchers A 3D model of the detection system developed by Anastasiia Olkhova. The detector consists of an infrared radiation source, a cuvette filled with gas, a detector (a chalcogenide film), an analog-to-digital converter, a programmable controller, and a syste…

  21.06.2023