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The research vessel ”Akademik Fedorov” has already set sail and is currently moving toward the Icy Continent according to the 70th Russian Antarctic Expedition’s work program. While waiting for departure, scientists from the Mining University spent several days in Cape Town, where they conducted a geological field trip to one of Africa’s most iconic landmarks.

Mikhail Godlevsky’s scientific career was on the rise by the early 1940s. He discovered new minerals and deposits, published textbooks and atlases for specialized universities, and his articles on industrially important nickel silicates and borates were highly valued by Vernadsky, Fersman, and Betekhtin. All these achievements were overshadowed by war, captivity, the Gulag, and the Norilsk prisoners’ uprising in 1953. Few managed to survive such a sequence of tragic events. Even fewer were able to fully recover, restore their names, and regain their former prominence.

Italy, 1911. The International Industrial Exhibition in Turin attracted 7.5 million visitors eager to explore the scientific and technological achievements of leading nations. Each delegation aimed to leave a lasting impression on the jury and spectators by constructing national pavilions in Valentino Park on the banks of the Po River, designed by renowned architects and designers.

There is a well-known saying: ”A country can be considered a great power if it has three programs: space, nuclear, and Antarctic.” In 1978, a young mechanic and designer, Nikolai Vasilyev, joined the Antarctic research department at his alma mater, the Leningrad Mining Institute. He certainly expected to make a contribution to the study of the Sixth Continent, but he had no idea what role he would play in this strategically important program.

The scale of the Patriotic War of 1812, according to historians, was ”almost unbelievable.” The military and civilian casualties were staggering to contemporaries and still shock us today. A significant factor in the victory over Napoleon was the accelerated pace of military production. For instance, the Tula Arms Factory in 1812 produced 75% more rifles than in 1811, while the Kiev Arsenal doubled its output.

On January 1, 2024, five new countries joined BRICS, including Ethiopia. This sparked articles in the media questioning why Ethiopia, among all the candidates, was chosen as a member of this influential bloc. «The Ethiopian people will never forget your kindness. You are inseparable from us, we have etched you in our hearts», - wrote Emperor Menelik II to Tsar Nicholas II in 1896.

On the fourth day of the war, June 26, 1941, the leadership of the Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University raised the question of forming a combat regiment composed entirely of its students and faculty. By the morning of June 30, more than 900 applications from university members had been submitted for enlistment in the Red Army.

Это признание он сделал на форуме центров ЮНЕСКО, организованном Санкт-Петербургским горным университетом императрицы Екатерины II

The forum includes leaders from UNESCO institutes and centers, the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, and leading technical universities from 65 countries around the world.

In the midst of the Civil War, a young scientist from the Mining University, Ivan Bakhurin, along with his mentor Vladimir Bauman, found themselves on the banks of the Ural River at Mount Magnitnaya. They had come to use the magnetometric method of exploration to precisely determine the reserves of local ores, whose wealth had been the stuff of legends for more than a century.