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• Song of the Month: December 2020

  It's late December, which means you're probably tired as heck of hearing All I Want… and Last Christmas out of every toaster. In that case, you’ll find joyful salvation in our team’s selection of the month’s top tunes – all hand-picked, 100% organic, and full of holiday spirit!

  25.12.2020

• Holiday Spirit: How To Get It and Keep It

  The holidays! A magical time. But maybe you're just not feeling that festive spirit this time around? Perhaps you only need a bit of inspiration. We've tried to put together a list of all the different things that make each of us get into the holiday mood.

  18.12.2020

• Song of the Month: November 2020

  Ah, November. Often voted the worst month of the year (seriously, look it up!), to many of us it represents a strange, gray limbo that can boast neither the vibrant orange of autumn nor the sparking white of winter. It might even send you scrambling for ways to stave off seasonal moodiness. That’s why we’ve tried to put together a list of the top tunes that have helped us get through this time with our heads held high (or at least at regular altitude).

  27.11.2020

• Our Mood-Boosting Strategies for the Winter Season

  As the days grow shorter and the skies – greyer, it’s only natural to find yourself feeling down a little more often than you’d like. And that is especially true in a city as northern and windswept as ours. That’s why we want to share with you some of the ways in which our team keeps their spirits up and their frowns upside down when dealing with the ol’ seasonal blues.

  24.11.2020

• Song of the Month: October 2020

  As October gives way to November, we once again share our top musical picks of the past four (and change) weeks. This month, we’re all about reimagined classics, thoughtful indie ballads, and absolute bops.

  30.10.2020

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Kanonersky Island

  Having lived in St. Petersburg for a long time, we fondly believe we know it inside and out. We’re taking suburban trains and exploring the outskirts to find hidden sights of our beloved city, when in fact, off-the-beaten-track gems of the Northern Capital are much closer than one can expect. Here’s our proof – a 15-minute ride from the city center will take you right into the middle of the unique culture, history, and mentality of Kanonersky Island.

  16.10.2020

• Yagodnoe: More Than a Summer Camp

  In case you didn’t know, ITMO University has its own outdoor sports and leisure camp – Yagodnoe. Situated by the beautiful Lake Berestovoye and just an hour’s ride from St. Petersburg, it allows students, staff and alumni to relax, play sports, and enjoy the region’s beautiful nature while building shared experiences.

  24.07.2020

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Yusupov Palace

  There are few places in St. Petersburg that illustrate the extravagance of Russian nobility better than the Yusupov Palace. Once home to one of the Russian Empire's richest noble families, it's a statement in history and decorum – as well as the site of enigmatic Grigori Rasputin's grisly assassination.

  13.03.2020

• ITMO's KronBars Sports Club: Benefits and How to Join

  In less than 7 years since it was founded, ITMO University’s KronBars club has already been named Russia’s top student sports club three times in a row! Both students and staff members of the University can join the club and make use of its facilities, as well as partake in over 50 different types of sports. Let’s go ahead and find out how you can get in on the fun.

  11.02.2020

• Steps Away: Places to Explore Near ITMO University's Lomonosova Campus

  In the Russian language, the word okno – “window” – has another meaning familiar to any student or professor: “an empty period between classes”. Whether you’re a virtuoso of time management or someone who makes it up as they go along, you’ll be sure to encounter these in your daily life. In this series, we’ll consider a few options for how to put that extra time to good use. With Kronverksky 49 out of the way, here are a few interesting destinations to explore within walking distance of ITMO University’s Lomonosova St. 9 campus.

  03.12.2019