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The exhibition "Road of Life – Road of Labor" is located in the salon of the bus "Volzhanin-6270.06 Cityritm-15". It is dedicated to the heroic feat of civilian transport specialists on the Road of Life during the years of the Leningrad blockade. In the mobile museum complex you can see rare exhibits and even feel like a driver of the legendary "one and a half ton truck".

What is interesting about this bus? It was created on a voluntary basis, with their own hands. There is a proverb: if the mountain does not come to Mohammed, Mohammed goes to the mountain. In this case: if there is no opportunity to visit the museum yourself, then it will come to you. I think that this is very cool, – notes the director of the SPbPU History Museum Valery Klimov.

Military highways 101 and 102, also known as the "Road of Life", were serviced by various vehicles, including heavy trucks YaG-6. But the main symbol of the Ladoga ice road remained the legendary "one and a half" GAZ-AA.

The production of these vehicles began in 1932 at the Gorky Automobile Plant. Despite its relatively small weight (1,750 kg), the GAZ-AA could move on ice 20 cm thick. However, drivers often took risks and drove onto thinner ice, which often led to tragic consequences – many trucks fell through, taking their drivers and passengers with them. These vehicles were raised from the bottom of Lake Ladoga both during the war and in our time.

The "one-and-a-half" trucks transported evacuated residents of besieged Leningrad to the eastern shore of Lake Ladoga, and delivered back food, industrial goods, coal and raw materials for the enterprises operating in the besieged city.

In addition to trucks, about 100 buses, including the ZIS-8 model, worked on the Road of Life. Their production began in 1934 on the basis of the ZIS-5 truck ("Zakhar Ivanovich") – the flagship of Stalin's automobile industry. The design of the ZIS-8 was typical for buses of that time: a wooden frame with metal sheathing and a canvas roof impregnated with waterproof paint.

It is interesting that these cars were produced not only in Moscow, but also in Leningrad, and the Leningrad models were distinguished by their particular elegance: chrome parts and three-color paint.

Such a ZIS-8 bus is depicted on the body of the "Museobus", which symbolizes the connection of times. More information about the exploits of drivers and their cars can be found at the exhibition "Road of Life – Road of Labor".

This year, most of our first-year students are not from St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, but from other regions. For them, the concepts of “September 8” and “the Leningrad Blockade” are something very distant. But for us, Leningraders, it is close. Of course, people should know about those difficult days of the blockade, they should remember, because there was no such battle in the history of all mankind. We call it the blockade of the city, but there were battles. The Battle of Leningrad lasted more than 800 days. It is hard to imagine that in the middle of the 20th century, people were dying of hunger. This is a terrible thing. History, unfortunately, does not teach, but it is worth learning from. History must be known, – shares Valery Klimov.

The participants of the exhibition emphasize that the excursion allowed them to take a new look at the Road of Life and significantly deepen their knowledge of this significant stage in the history of our city. Many people previously believed that the Road of Life was only a path across Lake Ladoga, but they had no idea that, in fact, the road was much longer and more dangerous.

The exhibition on the territory of the Polytechnic University can be visited by all employees and students of the university. The exhibition also interested residents of the Kalininsky district, who could not pass by and dropped in on a tour in the "Museobus".

The project "Museobus – Like a museum, only a bus!" is being implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society, provided by the Presidential Grants Fund. The museum bus will be on the territory of the Polytechnic (guest parking near the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God) on September 15 and 16. The exhibition will be open from 10:00 to 16:00.

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The State University of Management invites everyone to take part in the International Dictation on Financial Security, which will end on September 30.

The topic of this year's dictation is: "New technologies guarding financial security: from personal protection to state sovereignty"

The testing includes 20 questions from the history of financial fraud to modern schemes using cryptocurrencies, droppers, social engineering and artificial intelligence. This is a real vigilance training that will help develop “immunity” to the tricks of fraudsters.

Each participant will receive a personalized certificate and will be able to analyze their mistakes in an interactive format. And those who score 90 or more points will receive a winner's diploma.

Details and registration on the official website of the project.

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The Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Scientific and Technological Development of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation announces the launch of the third stream of the free online course "Pop-Science Journalism".

The course will run from October 6 to December 14 and will bring together more than 100 participants from among journalists, students, representatives of the press services of scientific and educational organizations, as well as anyone who wants to learn how to create accessible and engaging content about science and technology.

You will enjoy more than 50 lectures, webinars, creative tasks, as well as feedback from famous scientists, popularizers of science and journalists on six blocks of topics: “All about popular science”, “Working with text”, “New media: social networks and SMM”, “Working in the frame, filming and post-production”, “Personal brand and PR”, “Naturally about science”.

Among the experts in the third stream: TV presenter and journalist Ernest Matskyavichyus, TV presenter and popularizer of science Alexey Ivanchenko, chief producer of the ANO "National Priorities" Gleb Fedorov, chief editor of the TV channel "Science" Alexey Rezepkin and others.

To participate in the course, you must fill out the form on the website https://school.rt.com/nauchpop, complete a test assignment and be selected based on the results of an expert assessment. Applications will be accepted until September 28, 2025.

Participants who successfully complete all tasks and score high will receive prizes from the course creators, the RT School and the National Priorities ANO. Among them are personalized certificates, souvenirs, an opportunity to do an internship at the Russian editorial office of RT, divisions of the National Priorities ANO, as well as a visit to the V Congress of Young Scientists, which will be held from November 26 to 28 at the Sirius federal territory.

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The Department of State Youth Policy and Educational Activities of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the State University of Management invite students and staff to jointly launch the new season of the Sistema scholarship competition.

The competition is being implemented by the Sistema Charitable Foundation as part of the Decade of Science and Technology and is aimed at attracting talented young people to the field of research and development.

The start of the new season will take place on September 16, 2025 at 14:30 at the media center of the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" at the address: Leninsky Prospekt, 6, building 7.

To participate in the event, you must register by September 12 at the link: https://forms.yandex.ru/cloud/68bad6a702848f9629ce0848/

Last year, 18,472 students from 77 regions of Russia took part in the competition. Based on the results of the Sistema scholarship competition, the authors of the best projects receive financial support and the opportunity to gain their first professional experience through internships at partner companies.

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The musical festival “Strauss Gala” marked the beginning of the new concert season in the White Hall – the 20th in its modern history.

You enter the assembly hall and are involuntarily surprised by its size… The hall is all white with a stucco ceiling, with huge windows in two rows, wide ceilings pouring in waves of light. Along three walls stretch choirs supported by light balustrades, – wrote the newspaper "Birzhevye Vedomosti" on October 2, 1902.

The history of the hall and the history of the university are common. The ceremonial opening of the Polytechnic Institute on October 1, 1902 took place in the White Hall. Many historical events took place there – from speeches of the country's political leaders to creative evenings of famous poets and actors. Permanent concert activity in the White Hall began 100 years later. On September 1, 2005, the hall opened after restoration with a concert by Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra.

"This performance became a kind of standard for all subsequent concerts in the White Hall," says Boris Kondin, head of the Directorate of Cultural Programs and Youth Creativity at SPbPU, who took charge of this work 20 years ago. "Since then, the White Hall has maintained an atmosphere of grandeur and is famous for unforgettable concerts of Russian and world stars, masters of culture and art."

On the opening day of the 20th season, guests of the White Hall were greeted by an exhibition of historical photographs, which showed how the hall had changed over the course of a century of its history.

The State St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra "Classica" presented the audience with a double gift – a concert in honor of the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the new history of the hall and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss Jr. The Viennese "waltz king" Johann Strauss spent many years in his beloved St. Petersburg of the second half of the 19th century, leading the orchestra at the Pavlovsk Music Station and delighting the public, including the imperial family, with brilliant concerts.

And now, in our days, immortal waltzes, polkas and marches have filled the White Hall with the grace and atmosphere of a ball.

"Strauss's music is best suited to create a festive mood and open the anniversary concert season," said the orchestra's conductor, Maestro Alexander Kantorov. "I congratulate the team and the audience of the White Hall, and wish to continue to delight connoisseurs of great classics with such celebrations of music and inspiration!"

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