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• Siege of Leningrad: 900 Days of Courage

  Today St. Petersburg celebrates the 76th anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad. One of the defining moments of World War II, it had a profound impact on history, and on generations of people who live here. 

  27.01.2020

• The Kunstkamera: St. Petersburg’s “Chamber of Curiosities”

  In 2019, the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, or Kunstkamera, a longtime partner of ITMO University, is celebrating its 305th anniversary. Among the events held on this occasion was the lecture “Kunstkamera – the First Russian Museum: 305 Years of Tradition” by tour guide Natalia Rikter. Here are some of the highlights from the history of Russia’s first museum.

  14.11.2019

• Living History: Interactive Digital Projects to Help You Learn About Russia

  Feel like taking a walk with famous Russian authors? Making history-changing choices with politicians? Modern technologies have opened up new ways to learn about the world through the combination of data analysis and interactivity. It’s not about memorizing facts. It’s about seeing, feeling, walking, asking questions, and making your own connections. Here are just a few of the projects that will allow you to dive into many aspects of life in Russia, the Soviet Union, and even the Russian Empire.

  05.11.2019

• Historian Sergey Kuznetsov on the Stroganovs, Their Connection to ITMO, and History of Entrepreneurship in Russia

  Recently, an exhibition called “A Forgotten Russian Patron. The Collection of Count Pavel Sergeevich Stroganov” has opened at the State Hermitage Museum. It features paintings, sculptures, photographs and other exhibits collected by the scion of the dynasty. One of the most influential aristocratic families in Russia, the Stroganovs were veritable pioneers and innovators in the field of technologies and education. One of ITMO University’s campuses (that on Tchaikovsky St.) is based on the dynasty’s former ancestral home. ITMO.NEWS sat down with Sergey Kuznetsov, a historian and staff member at the Russian Museum and leading researcher of the Stroganov family, to talk about the exhibition and the university’s participation in the preservation of the dynasty’s vast collections.

  11.07.2019

• European University’s Nikita Lomagin: How IT is Changing Historical Science

  This year marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad from the 872-day siege by the Nazi Germany. ITMO University was one of the venues of a nation-wide academic conference dedicated to this occasion. Even today, historians continue to study the circumstances of one of the 20th century’s greatest tragedies. Nikita Lomagin, a Russian historian, leading expert on the Siege of Leningrad, and a professor of the European University at St. Petersburg, studies the social and economic aspects of that period. In an interview with for ITMO.NEWS, he spoke about the scientific methods of history, the benefits IT offers to historians, and why we must discover new forms of representing historical knowledge.

  28.02.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 23-24

  Get an insight into Russian history, participate in a mind-blowing extreme show right in the city center, get your hands on some nice handmade souvenirs, and create your own perfume at the St. Petersburg Botanical Garden!

  20.02.2019

• Ex-Executive Director of Nobel Foundation Michael Sohlman: How to Win the Nobel Prize

  The Innovative Economics Week at ITMO University came to a close with an open lecture and discussion featuring Michael Sohlman, the ex-Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation (1992-2011), a member of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economies, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Mr. Sohlman expressed his thoughts on what he considers the key traits for anyone aspiring to become a Nobel Laureate, and shared some curious facts about the Nobel Prize.

  18.02.2019

• Moscow Topography of Terror, Geography of Holocaust and Gulag Retrospective: Digital Humanities Projects That Remind of the Horrible Past

  The field of Digital Humanities is quite new in Russia, even though such research has been conducted in the West for a long time already. Nevertheless, projects at the intersection of computer and humanities are getting all the more popular in our country. In this article, we'll be talking about several Russian and international initiatives that aim to acquaint people with the tragic events of the 20th century, such as the Holocaust and repressions in the USSR.

  23.01.2019

• ITMO’s Digital Humanities Lab Wins Microsoft Prize for Project on History of Gulag

  ITMO University’s Digital Humanities Research Lab has developed a data visualization project in collaboration with the Gulag History Museum. Earlier this month, the project was awarded a special prize from Microsoft at the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum. ITMO.NEWS spoke to the head of DH Lab, Antonina Puchkovskaya, and the project’s author, Anna Pisarevskaya, about its future.

  30.11.2018

• The History of Light in Art

  For a long time, light was only seen as a functional element of everyday life. Over time, artists have begun to study its properties, the ways it can accentuate shapes and textures. In the 20th century, it became its own “character” in art, architecture, theater and performance art. Caty Olive, a light designer and artist from France, spoke about the history of people’s relationship with light at a lecture in St. Petersburg. The event took place at Alexandrinsky Theatre’s New Stage, supported by ITMO University’s Higher School of Lighting Design.

  15.12.2017