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There will be sea vessels

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Library No. 47 will host an interactive program, "Sea Vessels to Be," dedicated to the Russian Navy's Foundation Day and Surface Sailor's Day. Guests will learn how, at the initiative of Peter the Great, the Boyar Duma decided in 1696 to create a regular Russian navy. Children will enjoy a master class, "Sail, Little Ship," and an exhibition of books about sailors and naval commanders. Adults will be able to test their knowledge in a history quiz and view reproductions of marine paintings.

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Ivan Kalita. The History of the Rise of Moscow

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Library No. 233 will host an educational session titled "Ivan Kalita: The History of Moscow's Rise." Participants will learn about the prince's biography, his role in unifying the Russian lands, and the development of Moscow as a political center. The program will also include excerpts from a documentary film, a discussion of historical myths, and a quiz.

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Sobyanin: A modern landscape park has been created near the Setun River embankment.

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A modern landscape park has opened near the Setun River embankment. This was reported on their channel in MAX messengerSergei Sobyanin reported.

"The investor has completed the improvements to the Skolkovo Park business district. Now it's not just a place to work, but also a comfortable, open urban environment with thoughtful landscaping and recreational infrastructure," the Moscow Mayor wrote.

Source: Sergei Sobyanin's channel in MAX messenger 

Over 45,000 shrubs and nearly 400 trees were planted across a nine-hectare area. Over 100 plant species—deciduous, coniferous, and perennial—were selected to bloom at different times of the year, creating a changing landscape with the seasons.

The central part of the park became an artificial lake, and the territory was further decorated with designer lighting.

Pedestrian routes with a total length of six kilometers were also laid here, benches and summer verandas were installed, and bicycle parking was equipped.

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Winter's Tale

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The Moscow State Historical and Ethnographic Theatre invites you to the play "Winter's Tale" based on Russian folk tales.

Tick-tock, tick-tock—the clock ticks. Time flies, spring gives way to summer, rainy autumn retreats before the long-awaited snowy winter. And so it should have always been, if not for the evil machinations of Koshchei the Deathless. He dragged Snegurochka into his hell, wanting to turn back time, depriving people of fairy tales and holidays. Who will rescue Snegurochka from the clutches of the dark forces? Young viewers will find out.

Directed by Mikhail Mizyukov.

Duration: one hour 20 minutes.

Photo: Moscow State Historical and Ethnographic Theater

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All-Russian Student Olympiad "I Am a Professional": Take a Step into a Successful Future

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Applications are now open for the 9th season of the All-Russian Student Olympiad "I am a Professional," which is being implemented as part of the national project "Youth and Children."

Current university students enrolled in undergraduate, specialist, master's, basic higher education, and specialized higher education programs are eligible to participate. The program can be taught in any format: full-time, part-time, or distance learning.

This season, the Olympiad will cover 70 subject areas, from geography and design to nuclear physics and artificial intelligence. Participants will be able to participate in industrial and academic tourism events. Students will be able to visit the sites of the host and co-host universities in various regions, as well as manufacturing and industrial facilities such as civil aviation plants, nuclear power plants, and mining and processing plants, as well as observe the work of research centers and laboratories.

Each participant will have access to the Career Development Center's services, including job openings at partner companies, consultations with HR specialists, and online events. Olympiad winners will have the opportunity to complete internships at major Russian companies, and the winners will receive cash prizes ranging from 100,000 to 300,000 rubles.

Registration is available until November 11, 2025, on the official website.

The Olympiad has been held since 2017 by the "I Am a Professional" Association of Student Olympiad Organizers with the support of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and the presidential platform "Russia – Land of Opportunities." Since its inception, more than 1.4 million students from Russian higher education institutions in 89 regions and 147 countries have participated.

Let us recall that in 2024, the winner of the 7th season of the Olympiad was Maxim Moskvin, a graduate of the State University of Management.

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The mechanism has been revealed – salaries in digital rubles have been credited in Russia for the first time.

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Who was the first in Russia to receive a "digital" salary?

The first recipient of a salary in the new currency was Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets. The parliamentarian noted several features of working with the digital ruble, which he was able to test in practice:

The Central Bank of the Russian Federation account is displayed in the bank's standard app; the account balance and completed transactions—debits and credits—can be viewed. Aksakov paid with the new currency at a cafe, although payments are only accepted at locations that have configured digital rubles. Transferring funds through online banking was also straightforward. The parliamentarian also tried transferring funds to a regular account and then withdrawing them from an ATM—no difficulties were encountered.

"Working with the digital ruble is done through the bank's app—no additional software is required," Aksakov noted.

The head of the Financial Markets Committee decided to personally participate in the experiment in order to independently evaluate the procedure for working with the new currency and demonstrate the mechanism to Russians.

How is the digital ruble experiment going?

The digital ruble is expected to be launched next year, while the Central Bank of Russia continues to experiment and test transactions with Russian citizens and businesses. The pilot is being conducted in several stages:

Testing began in the summer of 2023 with a limited number of participants; by the end of 2024, 9,000 Russians and over 1,000 companies had joined the experiment; by the summer of 2025, over 100,000 transactions had been conducted with the digital currency; the total number of transfers exceeded 63,000, payments – 13,000, and smart contract transactions – 17,000; in September, salaries were credited in digital rubles for the first time; later, some students received scholarships in the new currency.

However, public reaction to the introduction of the digital ruble remains mixed: about half of Russians see no advantages in using the new currency. Citizens believe that using the digital ruble will entail increased risks and increased government oversight.

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The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry: Polytechnic University at the Gas Forum

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From October 7 to 10, Polytechnic University is participating in the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum. This is Russia's key platform for showcasing solutions in energy, oil and gas production, and high technology. The forum will discuss issues of import independence, digitalization, and environmental safety.

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University traditionally takes an active part in the forum. As Gazprom's flagship university, the Polytechnic University has extensive experience developing and implementing high-tech technologies in various sectors of the gas industry and is an implementer of key federal technological development programs. The developments presented at our stand will be of interest to industry specialists, our current and potential partners. The doors of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University are always open to colleagues, like-minded individuals, and friends. "Synergetic efforts in science, education, and industry, active and effective collaboration in the joint search for answers to today's challenges are the key to success in solving the most complex strategic problems and ensuring our country's true technological leadership," notes Polytechnic University Rector Andrey Rudskoy.

The Polytechnic University is presenting more than 20 of its cutting-edge developments at the forum.

The Laser and Additive Technologies Research Laboratory at IMMiT is demonstrating laser systems for foil welding, repair, and manufacturing of power engineering components, and more. The LIAT Research Laboratory's arsenal includes robotic laser cladding systems, mobile units, robotic laser systems, and systems for direct laser deposition using powder and wire. The LIAT Research Laboratory's systems are used to repair imported and domestically produced power engineering equipment components.

At the forum, the laboratory's staff presented a robotic complex for direct laser deposition, a mobile robotic complex for laser cladding, robotic technological complexes for laser and hybrid laser-arc welding, a robotic complex for laser welding of thin metals (up to 100 microns), a complex for direct laser deposition on linear guides, and a robotic complex for GLDS of large-sized metal structures.

The Lightweight Materials and Structures Laboratory also demonstrated its latest developments to forum guests and participants. They focused on friction stir welding technology, applicable to non-ferrous metals and dissimilar joints in industries such as aviation, shipbuilding, and energy. This technology is also effective for welding aluminum armor up to 50 mm thick.

Tour participants were shown a wheel rim printed using WAAM technology for the Research and Production Unit of Magnetohydrodynamics. It boasts increased strength and reduced weight. It is made from 5556 aluminum wire with a diameter of 1.2 mm.

A gas turbine impeller for a gas turbine unit, manufactured using the WAAM method for PAO Gazprom under the Priority 2030 federal program, also attracted attention. Creating an impeller using electric arc growth reduces production costs and allows for quick configuration changes.

For the first time, a Strategic Lecture Series was held at the Polytechnic University stand. The opening speakers were Dmitry Tikhonov, Vice-Rector for Continuing and Pre-University Education at SPbPU, and Leonid Potapov, Head of the ITAT Training System Development Program at Gazprom Neft. They discussed the first St. Petersburg Continuing Education Forum: engineering education and industrial partnerships.

An open discussion was also held there, dedicated to the achievements and development prospects of the key scientific and technical area of "Artificial Intelligence for Cross-Industry Problem Solving" (headed by Yuri Fomin, SPbPU Vice-Rector for Research) as part of the strategic partnership between Gazprom Neft and SPbPU. Speakers at the event included Natalia Leontyeva, Head of the Scientific Projects and Programs Support Department at SPbPU; Mars Khasanov, Director of Science at Gazprom Neft; Maxim Simonov, Head of the Competence Center for Integrated Asset Modeling Development at Gazprom Neft; Pavel Kalashnikov, Vice-Rector for Research at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University); and Dmitry Kaplun, Deputy Head of the Department of Automation and Control Processes for Research at ETU "LETI."

Dmitry Bogdanov, Director of the Gazpromneft-Polytech Scientific and Educational Center, moderated the discussion. Participants discussed the practical aspects of technology transfer from academia to industry, analyzed successes and challenges using specific case studies, including a project on AI-based seismic data processing supported by the Priority 2030 program, and outlined a roadmap for further collaboration.

Ivan Karpov, research engineer and manager of the project office at the IMMiT Scientific and Technical Complex "New Technologies and Materials," also spoke at the lecture hall. He presented a paper entitled "Experience with an Innovative Project for the Introduction of Composite Materials in the Oil and Gas Industry: From Concept to Pilot Project." He presented SPbPU's developments in improving the quality and reliability of foundation construction on permafrost soils using computer modeling of bored pile stability. This work was carried out within the framework of the "System Digital Engineering" key scientific and technical area of the "Priority 2030" program. Varvara Sotova, Director of the Polytechnic University's Student Contingent Development Center, also presented a paper entitled "Investing in the Future: How to Transform Targeted Training into an Effective System for the Early Attraction of Promising Specialists."

Stay tuned for more details on Polytechnic's participation in the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum.

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The foreign ministers of China and South Korea expressed their readiness to deepen bilateral ties.

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

Beijing, October 7 (Xinhua) — China is willing to work with the Republic of Korea (ROK) to strengthen mutual trust, avoid disruptions, deepen cooperation, and promote each other's success to ensure regional peace, stability, and prosperity. This was stated by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a telephone conversation with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Tuesday.

According to Wang Yi, due to the fact that the two countries are important neighbors and close partners, China always attaches great importance to its relations with the ROK.

As ROK and China will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) informal summits this year and next year respectively, Wang Yi expressed hope that the two sides will support each other in reaching consensus, strengthening solidarity and cooperation, safeguarding the international trading system, upholding multilateralism, and advancing the process of establishing the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area to build an Asia-Pacific community.

In turn, Cho Hyun stated that the Republic of Korea pays special attention to relations with China and will make every effort to promote their development.

He expressed hope that Kazakhstan will take advantage of the opportunities provided by the informal APEC Leaders' Meeting to promote high-level exchanges between the two countries and deepen interaction and cooperation. –0–

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D. Trump ends diplomatic efforts to resolve tensions with Venezuela

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

Washington, October 7 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered an end to all efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela, The New York Times reported Monday, citing U.S. government officials.

During a meeting with top military leaders on Thursday, Donald Trump instructed Richard Grenell, the presidential envoy leading negotiations with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other senior Venezuelan officials, to cease all diplomatic efforts, including talks with Maduro, officials said on Monday.

According to an article in The New York Times, D. Trump “has become increasingly frustrated with N. Maduro’s reluctance to voluntarily give up power and Venezuelan officials’ continued denial of their involvement in the drug trade.”

This move opens the way to a possible military escalation against drug traffickers or the government of N. Maduro, the article says.

Venezuela's president has repeatedly accused the United States of using threats from drug cartels as a pretext for regime change and a military buildup in Latin America.

While some cocaine leaves South America through Venezuela, the country is not a major source of drugs entering the United States, according to a 2020 report from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. –0–

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Industrial production in the capital increased by almost six percent.

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From January to August 2025, the industrial production index for manufacturing in the capital increased by 5.7 percent compared to the same period last year. The fastest-growing sectors were clothing, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and electrical equipment, according to the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry. Maxim Liksutov.

"Following Sergei Sobyanin's instructions, the city is actively stimulating the development of the industrial sector. More than 20 financial and non-financial support instruments are available to Moscow-based companies, ranging from preferential investment loans and offset contracts to the localization of high-tech companies in the Technopolis Moscow SEZ. Thanks to this, the industrial production index in the manufacturing sector increased by 5.7 percent from January to August 2025 compared to the same period last year," said Maxim Liksutov.

The capital is home to nearly 4,600 enterprises, employing approximately 755,000 people. Every year, 150 technology companies open in the city, implement dozens of investment projects, and develop and launch new systems, devices, and pharmaceuticals into mass production.

"Based on the results of the first eight months of this year, the leaders in terms of output growth were manufacturers of pharmaceutical substances, electronic and optical products, chemicals and food products, as well as Moscow companies that produce clothing," noted the Minister of the Moscow Government and head of the Moscow Department of Investment and Industrial Policy.

Anatoly Garbuzov.

In 2017, Moscow Industry Day was established at the initiative of Sergei Sobyanin. It is celebrated annually on October 7th. The capital hosts a celebratory concert and awards ceremony for leading industrial enterprises.

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