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• Celebrate April Fool’s Day Like a Russian

  …s prank and suggest checking chair surfaces before sitting down, just to be safe. A joke to remember  Luckily, it’s not all about white backs and pins! Throughout history, there have been tales of large-scale pranks in Russia that are remembered even years later. Shared by mass media, these stories often lead to laughter at the expense of those who fall fo…

  01.04.2024

• Tunes That Make Us Laugh

  … lyrics, and, above all, an epic dance performance – more than Ken-enough. It’s even got a parody, with comedian Pete Davidson mirroring the soundtrack, but that’s a different story.  Elizaveta For several years now, there has been no more well-trusted provider of goofy songs for me than The Lonely Island. Their blend of silly, sometimes cringeworthy jokes …

  29.03.2024

• Virtual Splendor: St. Petersburg in Video Games

  …ion boasting units such as armored war-bears and battle zeppelins. St. Petersburg, or Leningrad, as it’s referred to in this instance, plays a more-than-pivotal role in the story – near the end of the game’s Allied Nations campaign, the player must besiege the historic Peter and Paul Fortress to prevent the escape of USSR’s fictional Premier Anatoly Cherdenko (Tim…

  26.03.2024

• Art Digitalization: 3D Exhibition by ITMO University and the Center of Mikhail Shemyakin

  … Martynova, an associate professor at ITMO's Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations. The team worked on the project as part of their core course in the history of Russian culture. Daria Martynova invited first- and second-year Bachelor’s students to make projects on the topic of Russian culture; thus they not only delved deeper into the topic bu…

  26.03.2024

• The City of Superlatives: Smallest Landmarks in St. Petersburg

  …just 18.8 meters long. The smallest house With its sunny-yellow facade and arching wooden front door, which looks just like something from a fairy tale, the tiny two-story house on Gagarinskaya St. 3D is one of St. Pete’s many mysteries. Way back when, it used to belong to the Small Marble Palace, located a little further down the street: the wooden door us…

  22.03.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: March 21-27, 2024

  … Thursday, March 21 Exhibition: Forest of a Thousand Spirits Until May 5, Mon, Thu-Sun: 10 am - 6 pm; Tue: 1 pm - 9 pm; Wednesdays are days off Museum of the History of Religion 400 rubles “A gentle intervention” into the main exhibition of the Museum of the History of Religion, the works of Fedor Hiroshige are meant …

  20.03.2024

• Student Spotlight: Hassan Ehsani, Afghanistan

  … in Afghanistan. What motivated you to come to Russia? One of my childhood dreams was to come to the beautiful country of Russia and see it closely and learn about its history and culture. So, when the opportunity presented itself, I did not waste time to grab it. How did you find out about ITMO? I found ITMO online when I was researching on the internet …

  14.03.2024

• ITMO.NEWS Guide to Writing a Blog

  … own experiences), you might not need this step, but it’s always handy to keep in your arsenal, especially when you are overwhelmed with everything you want to include in your story. AI tools can also come in handy when getting over that initial stumbling block. However, this is not the same as asking AI to write the entire text for you and then submitting it as…

  12.03.2024

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #50

  …omass” that could solve some of the most pressing issues in agriculture. Read more: ITMO Scientists Breed High-Protein Fly Larvae for Use as Cattle Feed *** The history of counterfeiting is a history of constant competition between better protection measures and smarter faking techniques. Now, it seems as though the former …

  11.03.2024

• Bright Prospects: ITMO Researcher Svetlana Roslyakova on Lighting Engineering, Her Path to Science, and Being a Mom

  …l improve the lighting in a Volkhonka quarter. This project considered not only lighting, but other aspects of the urban environment, including traffic, green zones, and the history of the place. At that time I also met Natalya Bystyantseva (an associate professor at ITMO’s Institute of Design and Urban Studies – Ed.). She recommended I apply for a PhD program at …

  07.03.2024