Representative offices
All the world’s a stage: the quantum mechanical backstage of reality
The St Petersburg University Representative Office in Spain cordially invites you to an online lecture "All the world’s a stage: the quantum mechanical backstage of reality", which continues our new lecture series "Physicists in search for unity in nature". The lecture will be given by Anton Sheikin, theoretical physicist and associate professor at SPbU.
The third season of Grand Plein Air at the Benoit Villas Art Residence
The St Petersburg University Representative Office in Spain cordially invites you to a virtual tour of the exhibition showcasing the works of the third season of Grand Plein Air at the Benoit Villas Art Residence. The exhibition is currently held at the Lomonosov Town Museum of the Local History, which is located in a mansion built in the Art Nouveau style of the late 19th to early 20th centuries. The exhibition features paintings created by professional artists and talented art students from SPbU. The artworks were produced between spring 2023 and the end of winter 2024. The artists portrayed the landscapes and architecture of the neighbourhood along the Peterhof road, which connects St Petersburg and Oranienbaum.
St Petersburg cathedrals
The SPbU Representative Office in Spain invites you to the online lecture "St Petersburg cathedrals" given by Anastasia Babaeva, professor at St Petersburg University, and Larisa Casino, St Petersburg tourist guide and interpreter.
I could have been Schopenhauer: Anton Chekhov’s plays
SPbU Representative Office in Spain invites you to an online lecture "I could have been Schopenhauer: Anton Chekhov’s plays". The lecture will be given by Nina Scherbak, candidate of philology.
Hail, Mary!
The SPbU Representative Office in Spain cordially invites you to an online lecture by Natalia Semenova on the making of the film "Hail, Mary!" by Iosif Kheifits (Lenfilm, 1970). The film starred a number of great actors Valeri Zolotukhin, Vitaly Solomin and Ada Rohovtseva, who played the main character — the Soviet spy Maria. The role brought her widespread popularity and the Best Actress award at the 1971 Moscow Film Festival.
Memento mori: are animals aware of their own mortality, and if so, to what end?
The SPbU Representative Office in Spain invites you to an online lecture «Memento mori: are animals aware of their own mortality, and if so, to what end?» The lecture will be given by Daria Podvigina, Candidate of Psychology.
The concept of "silence"; in contemporary literature and culture
Hugo writes of the "timid, obscure noise, made of darkness", Virgil of the "friendly silence of the mute moon", Dante writes — "the sun is silent". What do fiction writers mean when they write of silence? Of quiet and stillness?
Beauty with meaning: floral framing in religious imagery and secular portraiture
What is the language of flowers? Who can speak it and what can you say with it? In the Victorian era, the language of flowers was used to secretly express feelings that could not be spoken openly. Would you like to decipher these floral mysteries and coded messages?
Valery Bryusov and "The Fiery Angel"
St Petersburg University and its Representative Office in Barcelona invite you to the online lecture ‘Valery Bryusov and "The Fiery Angel"’. The lecture will be given by Nina Shcherbak, candidate of philology.