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• Student Spotlight: Zoalfkar-Ali Deeb, Syria

  … and thank you for joining us today. Thanks for having me. My pleasure! Tell us something about your hometown. I am from Latakia in Syria, but I have been living in Damascus, the capital city, now for many years. Please tell us more about yourself. I am a student at ITMO now, but I graduated about 11 years ago from the Higher Institute of Applied Scien…

  18.01.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: January 18-24, 2024

  …s light on the lesser-known works of Maksim Vorobyov, a 19th-century Russian landscape painter who influenced a generation of artists across various genres. In addition to the master’s own paintings and watercolors, the display includes prominent works by his pupils, including his son Sokrat Vorobyov. …

  17.01.2024

• 5 Russian Streaming Services to Try in 2024

  … Trial period: 30 days for 1 ruble Along with the usual Hollywood classics you'd expect on a streaming platform – or all the Shrek movies – ivi boasts Turkish period dramas like Magnificent Century and a whole bunch of Asian dramas. Some of the content is free even without a subscription, but get ready to pay for it with a bit of…

  16.01.2024

• Student Spotlight: Donald Brice, Cameroon

  …This is my fifth year. Before ITMO, I studied at the Ural Federal University,  And what are you studying these days?  I am studying artificial intelligence. I am doing a Master’s degree. How good is your Russian now?  I can speak good Russian, I think. All my classes at ITMO are in Russian, but I can understand everything that is taught clearly.   You …

  11.01.2024

• Russian Words Even Native Speakers Find Tricky

  …ly for something that literally has no price, meaning it’s free.  Catherine Though I can’t say I am often amazed by any particular words in Russian (I am rather a fan of masterfully put sentences or expressions), I can remember one distinct instance when I was baffled by a word in class. It was the weird adverb заподлицо, which is used to describe things that a…

  09.01.2024

• ITMO to Host Second Mega School – Winners Get into Master’s Programs Without Exams

  …graduates will learn more about the university’s educational programs and the opportunities available to students. Moreover, they will get an additional chance to enter ITMO’s Master’s programs without exams – an opportunity used by 79 Mega School winners last year.  One of these lucky winners was Ksenia Dudina, who graduated from the Ulyanovsk branch of the Russi…

  09.01.2024

• These Winter Holidays in St. Petersburg Part 2: January 4-8, 2024

  …tion calendar:  Punk Culture. King and Jester (Sevkabel Port)  Vasily Surikov. 175th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth (Russian Museum)  Boris Grigoriev. The First Master in the World (Fabergé Museum) Vladimir Lebedev. An Artist’s Portrait (KGallery) Diderot’s Salons. Exhibitions of Contemporary Art in Eighteenth-Century Paris (Hermitage) If yo…

  03.01.2024

• Best Books to Read This Winter Break

  …, icy planet where he encounters people whose way of life – and, indeed, their very nature – is completely foreign to his own. As befits this legendary sci-fi pioneer, Le Guin masterfully crafts a rich, fascinating world full of political intrigue while tackling complex themes of identity, culture, and self-determination. The Left Hand of Darkness will transport you …

  02.01.2024

• How to Start New Year Properly According to Russian Folk Culture

  …il the Gregorian calendar was accepted, its beginning was associated with the winter solstice. Afterwards, the first day of Svyatki was moved to January 7 – the Orthodox Christmas. During Svyatki, people sang carols, did fortune-telling, organized processions, dressed like animals, etc. The whole concept may sound pretty confusing – on one hand, those are clearly …

  01.01.2024

• Student Spotlight: Alexander Saitov, Kazakhstan

  …Please introduce yourself to our readers. My name is Alexander Saitov and I am a first year Master’s student in foodtech. I study food biotechnologies. Where are you from? I come from the town of Taldykorgan in Kazakhstan. I got my Bachelor’s degree in ecology and environmental management from Tomsk State University. There, as a fourth-year student, I learne…

  28.12.2023