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Kseniia Pavlova

This Stone Is Part of Your Mobile Phone

камень
Three centuries ago, this stone, originally discovered in Russia, was one of the world’s most sought-after. The supply was outnumbered by demand manifoldly. In Russia, the stone was out of reach for ordinary people, instead it was massively exported abroad.
Environment

Russian-German Cooperation: New Horizons

Бранденбургские ворота
The regional cooperation as one of the key topics discussed at at the XII Russian-German Raw Materials Dialogue.
Society

An Austrian University Makes Millions of Euros on the Waste

Леобенский университет

Austria is one of the leading European countries in terms of waste recycling: over 96% of its residents are sorting their trash. However, Austrian scientists and researchers do not stop and continue working on the new innovative solutions in the waste management sector - the recent one involves taking into use the power of artificial intelligence.

Society

Electric Cars Are Not That Green after All

электрозаправка
Electric vehicles (or EVs) are probably not that environmentally friendly as we believe they are, but people should buy them anyway.
Economics

A ’Martian Stone’

гетит
This mineral was first found in Russia. Its discovery credit could have been assigned to Russian scientists, if the find had been registered properly. In reality, the glory of discoverers was given to German geologists, who even named this mineral after Goethe, a German writer and statesman.
Environment

Russian waste dumps are worth $237 billion

золото
There is an enormous amount of waste rock dumps left by the companies after extraction. Neither officials nor business people are interested in doing anything about the open dumps, although development of waste materials could earn them reasonable profits
Economics

Russian-German Raw Materials Dialogue: Economy and Ecology Tied Together

свалка
It was a year ago when the launch of a large-scale waste management reform was announced in Russia.
Society

The Stone That Is More Precious Than a Diamond

танзанит
It is forecasted that the price on this stone will only go up. As of today, it has already entered the top five best selling minerals. This gem was shot in one of the most popular box office movies of the XX century and was adopted as a hallmark of the world’s oldest jewellery brand.
Environment

A Swift Transition from Fake PhD Theses to Scientific Research of Global Importance - Is It Possible?

аспиранты
What can be done to prevent questioning the quality of awarded degrees and what should Russian universities and research institutes do to handle the issue and facilitate introduction of new scientific developments into production?
Society

Combatting climate change together - Russia and Germany will join forces

Российско-Германский сырьевой форум
One of the main topics of this year’s Russian-German Raw Materials Dialogue was cooperation prospects for the two countries, as they have been seeking for the ways to contribute to environmentally sustainable development and fight against the global warming.
Society

A stone that bursts into green flames

азурит
This stone’s colour is generally considered as one of the most rare and beautiful. The world’s greatest artists and iconographers were inspired by its sky-blue colour. Its blue lustre has been brightening the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican for centuries.
Environment

Student housing opportunities in St. Petersburg or how much students pay to get a bed in a dorm

Общежитие
The universities of St. Petersburg attract high school graduates from many regions of Russia and different countries all over the world. However, those students who have been admitted are facing a problem of finding a suitable housing. That is hardly a surprise that most of the newcomers tend to living in a dorm room, as this option is is a lot cheaper compared to apartment rental.
Society

A new agreement on scientific cooperation between St. Petersburg and Leoben has been reached

Австрия
The network of foreign partner universities of Russian scientific community is set to increase further.
Science and technics

A stone people die for

янтарь
More than a hundred tons of this stone each year are illegally mined and exported from Russia. Damage to the state budget is estimated to be at the very least tens of billions of dollars.
Environment

A Stone That Can Actually Heal People

арагонит
This stone is without a doubt one of the most useful minerals on our planet. It has been over a few centuries since people started applying it for treatment of severe illnesses and human health protection in general. Health resorts of Karlovy Vary or Baden-Baden would have never been built if this stone had never existed in the first place.
Environment

Are young Africans going to make use of their opportunity to study in Russia?

иностранный студент
This autumn, the Russia-Africa Summit took place in Sochi, one of the most southern Russian cities. Over the course of two days the event lasted, a number of significant agreements were achieved.
Society
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