Maria Balakan: "Mistakes and failures are an important part of achieving a goal."

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Today's featured guest is Maria Balakan, a Russian billiards champion and student at the Higher School of Law and Forensic Science at the Polytechnic Institute of Humanities.

Maria is a goal-oriented and versatile athlete who won the Russian adult championship at just 16 years old. She successfully combines intensive training with her studies at the Polytechnic University and is learning Chinese, practicing in the country, which she has already visited nine times in the past year and a half.

Read about the path to her sport—the role of family and passion, why billiards is compared to chess in motion, and the dreams of a seven-time Russian champion.interview on the website of the newspaper "Polytechnic".

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Nikolai Efimov-Soini: "People don't come to us with simple problems."

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Nikolai Efimov-Soini, Deputy Director of the Engineering Center at the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU "Digital Engineering," is the newest guest of the "Persona" column. He is a graduate of the Polytechnic University, completed postgraduate studies at a foreign university, worked as a designer at various companies, and then returned to the Polytechnic University. Nikolai Konstantinovich spoke about his professional path, education, interests, and what led him to engineering.Read on the website of the newspaper "Polytechnic".

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Anastasia Maikova: "Every stage of my life is connected with the Polytechnic University."

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Every year in early July, the Polytechnic University honors its gold medalists—graduates who not only graduated with honors, but also consistently earned straight A's throughout their studies and distinguished themselves in academic and social activities. This summer, among the honorees was Anastasia Maikova, a graduate of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade—the latest subject of our "Persona" column.

How can kindergarten influence your choice of university, what kind of student do you need to be to receive government and presidential scholarships, why Anastasia loves Soviet cinema, and why she travels the Golden Ring every summer—all this and much more. Read the interview with the now Polytechnic graduate student.

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Daniil Porozov: "For me, a hobby isn't an escape from reality, but a source of strength for it."

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Over its 126-year history, the Polytechnic University has acquired many symbols, many of which are now hard to imagine. The Hydrotower, the Main Building, the White Hall, the Grand Staircase, the Monument to the Eternal Student, the Polytechnic Park, donuts, the "Black Bears," adapters, and so on. Perhaps, in a little while, another symbol will emerge. And when the Polytechnic University is mentioned, people will say, "Ah, that's the university with the knights!"

The student role-playing club "Alliance" has recently become a prominent fixture in Polytechnic life. Knights and ladies attend university-wide events and organize their own. This is in no small part due to the active work of club leader Daniil Porozov.

What else do the kids in the "Alliance" role-playing club do? What are their dreams and plans? Why are today's youth interested in the Middle Ages? Read about this and much more in our interview with Daniil Porozov, a master's student at the Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology, in the "Persona" section.

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Kirill Myshaev: "If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together."

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The newest hero of the "Persona" column is Kirill Myshaev, a graduate student at the Polytechnic University. He was born and raised in beautiful Yalta. In 2019, he entered the Polytechnic University for a bachelor's degree in International Trade. He then successfully entered the master's program.

Kirill was actively involved in student life. He served as dorm monitor for several years, and later as first-year student manager. He was also a prominent participant in the Polytechnic's Model UN.

Kirill currently works at Gazprom and is pursuing a PhD. Read about why he chose Polytechnic University, his active student life, the beginning of his professional career, and his plans for the future.interview on the website of the newspaper "Polytechnic".

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Maxim Larin: "Don't be afraid to take on challenging tasks."

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The hero of the new edition of the "Persona" column is Maxim Larin, an engineer at the Laser and Additive Technologies research laboratory and a junior researcher at the Russian-German Center for Laser Technologies. He has been working at the Polytechnic University for exactly 10 years, and before that, he also studied here.

Maxim was born in Naberezhnye Chelny, but St. Petersburg always held a special place for him. The Polytechnic University captivated him with its history and atmosphere. Thus began our hero's journey into the Polytechnic Institute.

He is the winner of numerous competitions and grants. Read about his introduction to laser technology, his journey from first-year student to head of automation for laser technology systems, as well as his inspirations and his passions outside of work.interview on the website of the newspaper "Polytechnic".

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The Glukhov-Bakhmutsky dynasty

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This year marks 61 years since Vladimir Viktorovich Glukhov first entered the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute named after M. I. Kalinin. He enrolled in the Physics and Mechanics Department and, after graduation, was assigned to stay at his alma mater.

But 61 years ago, Vladimir Glukhov didn't come to the Polytechnic University alone. Almost simultaneously with his son's first year, his father, Viktor Filippovich Glukhov, a former career military man and veteran of the Great Patriotic War, found a job in the Department of Higher Mathematics. So, perhaps, together they became the founders. family dynasty of polytechnicians, which we are talking about today in our traditional column "Dynasty".

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Mikhail Simchuk: "The best textbook is life."

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Today's featured subject is Mikhail Simchuk, Director of the Department of Transport and Mechanization at Polytechnic University. He recently received the Polytechnic University's honorary award "For Merit." For over 10 years, Mikhail Viktorovich has worked at Polytechnic University, heading the Department of Transport. Under his leadership, several departments and the Polytechnic University's auto center operate smoothly and efficiently.

Mikhail Simchuk was born in Volgograd, lived for several years on Sakhalin, and after graduating from military academy, served in Leningrad. In 1997, he was awarded the Order of Courage for his service in Chechnya. Mikhail's son also became a defender of the Motherland. In 2024, Viktor Simchuk, a participant in the special military operation, was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," 2nd Class.

Read about how his childhood dream of the sky led him to the North Caucasus, why honesty is a practical skill, and how combat experience helps him lead a civilian team.interview on the website of the newspaper "Polytechnic".

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Polina Tyapkina: "Science is a synthesis of creativity and intellect"

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The subject of the new "Persona" column is Polina Tyapkina, a graduate student at the Civil Engineering Institute. Her journey from first-year student to junior researcher at the Gipronickel Institute's geotechnical laboratory exemplifies how to combine passion and professional ambition.

If you are interested in time management experience and a career as a young scientist, Read the interview with Polina on the website of the newspaper "Polytechnic".

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Fyodor Nikitin: "Find what you can do and do it."

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October 5th marks Teacher's Day in Russia. We congratulate all the faculty at the Polytechnic University on this professional holiday, and in our traditional Friday "Person" column, we're giving the floor to one of you—Fyodor Nikitin, a physics teacher at the SPbPU Natural Sciences Lyceum.

Why a Polytechnic University graduate chose lyceum over university teaching, how he teaches children about life using the laws of physics as an example, and where, in his opinion, the Russian intelligentsia went wrong—all this and much more. Read the interview on the website of the newspaper "Polytechnic".

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