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• Russian Pelmeni: Not Just Student Food

  …an girls love pelmeni, the Russian take on meat dumplings. It’s about that microburst of hot, savory broth when you bite through the thin dough, the flavorful meat inside, the satisfaction of dripping butter or sour cream all over your chin, and the happy feeling that you can face the snow again. At 200 to 500 roubles ($3-7.5) per kilo, they’re also the all-in-on…

  21.01.2019

• 24-Year Old Millionaire on Cryptocurrency and Personal Development

  …perks. It’s proven to be a rather interesting idea that just popped into my head accidentally. We do have some competition in this market, but having so many stable, personal connections with the right people is a big advantage for us. Apart from this, I often travel to Singapore, Malta and Hong Kong giving presentations at various community events, and our compan…

  18.01.2019

• Nights in a Library, History Lessons and Stress Relieving Dogs: Academic Exchange at Seoul National University

  …e power of history, nationalism and the need to be considerate From Korean history lessons, I learned that collective memory is very strong in Koreans, and many of their everyday actions and their perception of different things are determined by their history. I remember how an international student accidentally ordered rice and, as he didn't know what to do with …

  18.01.2019

• Movie Fridays: Black Books, or The Good Old Telly of Yore

  …end up as a teenage alcoholic, if you’re wondering). But the side-splitting sarcasm abundantly served by Black Books characters did go to my head a bit, much to my parents’ dissatisfaction, which didn’t nonetheless stop them from nicking these DVDs off me from time to time. (Needless to say that the teacher never saw that box set ever again. And so it all started.…

  18.01.2019

• Five Simple DIY Devices

  … the form of a text. Add to that a microcontroller, which allows for the system to work, and batteries, which will power the whole device. Watch the video (in Russian) for full instructions. The balloon you get as a result is capable of rising 37 km above the Earth, after which it will sadly fall back down. But the good news is that you will able to find the camera a…

  17.01.2019

• Scientists Propose a Fully Optical Method for Near-Field Reshaping and Enhancement in Hybrid Metal-Dielectric Oligomers

  …n the field of plasmonics where different metal particles are used to control light. With the development of dielectric nanophotonics, scientists managed to overcome particular restrictions of plasmonics that had to do with losses on optical frequencies. Not so long ago, scientists have come up with a new relevant concept that has to do with creating hybrid systems w…

  17.01.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 19-20

  …ything like me and prefer Impressionism to any other art movement, you’ll be delighted to hear that the Etagi creative space is currently hosting an exhibition of high-quality reproductions of Claude Monet’s best works. A total of 60 paintings are on display, each provided with a detailed description. The exhibition is open till February 14. Entrance fee is 200 ruble…

  16.01.2019

• School Students Launching Sputniks Into Space? No Big Deal Today, Says This Educator

  …Spaceships can be divided into two groups: expendable and reusable. The evident drawback of the former ones is that a single launch into space leads to their destruction. The latter aren’t that simple. They do return to Earth in separate modules, but all the devices needed to enable such a come back inevitably make them weigh more, thus limiting the total amount of p…

  16.01.2019

• Moving Forward: St. Petersburg in 2019

  …o’s Line 5 – Dunayskaya, Shushary, and Prospekt Slavy – are expected to open on May 27, 2019, the city’s 316th birthday. Lakhta Center opens its doors After six years of construction, in 2019 all public areas of Europe’s tallest building will become open to visitors. The most enticing being, of course, the 86th-floor observation deck where guests can witness St…

  15.01.2019

• The Best of CES 2019: Highlights and Trends

  … Together with his colleagues, Andrey Korsakov presented the latest development of ITMO University students and the TAU Tracker company, Shadow Samurai, a game with direct hand interaction powered by TAU Tracker motion capture gloves. Devil is in detail Another major trend of 2019 is that companies start to step away from making big and radical changes and …

  15.01.2019