Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering –
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Flash mob at the Peter and Paul Fortress
On January 12, 1755, Empress Elizabeth Petrovna signed a decree establishing Moscow University, and centuries later, students from across the country gather to celebrate this day. Students at SPbGASU participated in various events, activities, and ceremonies dedicated to Students' Day.
On January 24, a roundtable discussion was held at the D. F. Ustinov Baltic State Technical University "Voenmech" with Olga Petrova, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia. The event was organized at the initiative of the Student Council of the Ministry of Education and Science. Acting Chair of the Student Council of St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU), Anastasia Fedakova, participated. The discussion focused on youth policy and student self-government.
That same day, our students, participants in the annual youth patriotic campaign "Nevsky Desant," attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 season. Over 750 St. Petersburg soldiers from 30 detachments gathered to travel to districts of the Leningrad Region and provide assistance to local residents, helping and inspiring them with their good deeds. The "Lastochka" detachment of the Nevsky Desant from St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering performed at the opening ceremony. On January 25, as part of the patriotic campaign "Let's Bow to Those Great Years," "Lastochka" soldiers were already cleaning the mass grave of Soviet soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War in the village of Yablonitsy, Volosovsky District.
On January 25, SPbGASU students represented the university at the opening of the sixth season of the Rosmolodezh project "Your Move." Along with 600 other guests from across the country, they attended master classes and lectures by renowned speakers at the National Center "Russia" in Moscow and participated in festive events dedicated to the cultures of the peoples of Russia.
Also on this day, SPbGASU students, along with over 1,000 activists from St. Petersburg's higher education institutions, took part in a citywide flash mob for Students' Day, organized by the public organizations "Young Guard of United Russia" and "Volunteer Company." Carrying their university flags, they marched across the Ioannovsky Bridge to the Peter and Paul Fortress, and then formed a symbolic "living gradebook" on the Naryshkin Bastion.
Additionally, on Tatyana's Day, the SPbGASU Student Sports Club "Lisy" participated in the All-Russian physical education and sports event "Zachetiy STUDzaBEG": students and staff started at nine in the morning and ran five kilometers along the park paths.
At the conclusion of Student Day, our students participated in the "Student Sports Night" festival, attending a public ice skating event at the A. B. Shilov Skating Stadium. Competitions and master classes by renowned figure skaters were held there.
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