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• This Week in St. Petersburg: August 21-27, 2025

  …ot only for its spellbinding landscapes – but also for its tigers; the animal plays a prominent role in the country’s folklore. With her collection of tiger-themed images, Ji Minsun, a South Korea-born artist, attempts to rethink the image of the feline in folklore through an interplay of new meanings and traditional painting techniques. …

  20.08.2025

• 4 Russian Sci-Fi Film Classics You Should See

  …or many readers and viewers abroad. Although its history goes all the way back to the days of the Russian Empire, it is during Soviet times that it truly came into its own. Inspired by the new ideology of the nascent workers’ state, writers created instant classics in which they speculated on the nature of both individuals and societ…

  19.08.2025

• ITMO Team Takes Gold at RobotChallenge 2025

  … well as the overall presentation. |s=1,center| ITMO’s team joined the tournament with their saxophonist robot Fantastic Robby Brown. As he plays one of the most complex instruments in terms of sound-making, the developers had to design not only a system for pressing buttons, but also a unique way of supplying air into the saxophone. As a result, the robot “lea…

  19.08.2025

• ITMO Researchers Produce Artificial Optical Synapse for Enhanced AI Performance

  …sferred not through traditional binary code, but by changing the intensity of the electrical response in artificial synapses. Furthermore, all computing operations will be run inside a single crystal, not different components as it is in conventional electronics. As a result, the new processor will take less time and energy to perform any function, which leads to mor…

  18.08.2025

• Work, Stretch, Repeat: How Did Soviet People Stay Fit?

  …avoid exercise altogether.  Nationwide workouts Before TVs became the norm at every house, everyone listened to the radio. If you turned it on in the morning, you’d hear instructions for – you guessed it – a set of fitness exercises, or zaryadka (зарядка). As families got ready for work or school, they could join in for a quick morning stretch.  A few hours …

  18.08.2025

• Chill Like a Senior: 4 Ideas for Truly Relaxing Leisure

  …t to our usual overwhelming rush; the constant need to achieve something and prove ourselves. With age, the pace changes: you grow wiser, and stop running to prove your worth. Instead, you enjoy the world as it is and learn to contemplate. Sure, some habits seem odd – like waking up at 6 am to ride a tram or form a queue at the clinic, but beyond these quirks, there’…

  15.08.2025

• ITMO Launches Second Season of Scientific St. Petersburg Project

  …ong them will be the Russian Geographical Society, Tretyakov Gallery, the Ecopatrol movement, Kamchatka State University, Lenfilm, as well as St. Petersburg’s leading research institutions and hospitals. For the second year in a row, the project received support from the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education as part of a contest of popular science projects…

  14.08.2025

• Student Spotlight: Anna Naumchik, Belarus

  …yful moments on camera. What struck me most was seeing thousands of students united by shared pride in our university. That memory still warms me. St. Petersburg is full of inspiration. Do you have a favorite place in the city where you go to unwind or recharge? It’s hard to choose just one. I love exploring the suburbs, so my ideal escape is grabbing a coffee …

  14.08.2025

• ITMO Scientists Develop New Cheap and Quick Way to Produce Green Hydrogen

  …ysis reactions that are six times faster. Moreover, the amount of energy consumed by the reactor went down by 15%: to produce 1 kg of hydrogen, it requires 48.8 Kilowatt-hours instead of 57.3 Kilowatt-hours. The main principle of the reactor remains the same: alkali is put in the liquids compartment, then two electrodes are place…

  13.08.2025

• Your Travel To-Do List: The Golden Ring of Russia

  …t mentions dating all the way back to the 9th century. Among the city’s highlights is the mesmerizing ensemble of four churches called the Rostov Kremlin – one of over 50 kremlins across the country – which is gorgeously set against the massive lake. Fun fact: the back-in-time scenes of the film Ivan Vasilievich Changes His Profession w…

  12.08.2025