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This Weekend in St. Petersburg: June 12 and June 15-16
… Virtual Reality Festival, held at the KOD Virtual Reality Center on June 12-16. Colors Festival June 14-16, 4-7pm Kirovets stadium Tickets: 500 rubles Fancy a cool summer party or just want to unwind? Visit Colors Festival and you won’t be disappointed! Held annually in 450 Russian cities, this fest is all about exciting summ
11.06.2019
My Game Plan for Summer in St. Petersburg
…tion, so it will be fun to have a nostalgia moment among all the stuff that I’d tossed a while back – and maybe find a treasure or two. Have My Eclair and Eat It Too My summer in St. Petersburg would not be complete without an eclair with real buttercream filling at a Sever-Metropol Confectionary. There’s a few around town. I might just have to walk between th…
10.06.2019
SNAC-2019: Summer School on Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Brings Together Young Scientists From Around the World
…The St. Petersburg Summer School on Nonlinear and Adaptive Control was organized by ITMO University in collaboration with Hangzhou Dianzi University (China) and Innopolis University (Russia). Its main goal is to provide its participants with introductory material and familiarize them with the results of the latest research on nonlinear and adaptive control. The event…
07.06.2019
Gennady ‘Tourist’ Korotkevich: My First Defeat Only Made Me Want to Win More
…es than I. I did not get invited after 11th grade. I was a first-year student at ITMO University, and the olympiad took place in September even though it was usually in the summer. Some of the participants were already university students. I placed second. When I was younger, university students were still invited to the ceremony. They’d say: “Graduate of school s…
06.06.2019
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: June 8-9
…try Kawarga’s sculpture series “Toxicosis of anthropocentrism”, which aims to penetrate to the very core of the human species (make of that what you will). The Music of the Summer Garden June 9, from 4pm Summer Garden Free admission As per tradition, the Summer Garden will celebrate the c…
05.06.2019
Speak like a Russian: Speaking of Rain
…simply “гроза” (groza): a real storm with lots of lightning and thunder, but not necessarily with rain. According to the popular superstition, early spring storms spell a cold summer, - so we might still have the chance to enjoy some sunshine! Still, it is not the storms that can really get to you in St. Petersburg: perpetual “моросящий” (morosyashiy, drizzling) r…
03.06.2019
Konstantin Zaytsev, One of Top-5 Young Russian Scientists in Systems Biology, on Systems Biology in Russia
…tter understand biology. For example, I watched a great video course, “Introduction to Biology” by Eric Lander, which really motivated me. Then I went to the Bioinformatics Summer School, and they had many great lecturers who spoke about this science and their research. So I thought: “Wow. It’s all totally great”. Since then, I’ve been focusing on this field. …
31.05.2019
Song of the Month: May 2019
…am world for when the clouds clear and you find yourself on a California beach, with friends, and maybe a romantic interest, enjoying the surf and the sand and tasting a great summer adventure. Anastasia My credo with music is, when in doubt, listen to a band from Manchester. Seriously, you can’t ever go wrong with a band that’s from Manchester. The Smiths,…
31.05.2019
InnoCamp: How Russian and Finnish Students Reinvent Old Spaces
… from taxi drones to cash-in-transit drones. I also analysed the global trends in regards to modern aviation museums and compiled the information into a succinct, yet thorough summary. Members of my team also suggested running workshops for children. During the remote stage we discussed the project, and collected and analyzed the data. In Kotka, we had some final …
31.05.2019
10th Bike Ride with Rector: Long-Time Participants Share Favorite Routes and Experiences
…we take these pleasant family trips through some of the city’s greenest, most beautiful spots. I think that’s exactly the kind of event this should be. I ride my bike every summer, usually through central St. Petersburg at night, or along the banks of Neva when the weather is good.…
30.05.2019