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Card Index: City as a Palimpsest
How to read the '(inter)text' of urban places
April 28, 2022
Urban Studies
Long-read
Retreat from COVID-19
De-urbanisation: Muscovites retreat to the countryside, away from the pandemic
April 09, 2021
Urban Studies
Article
Car Sharing Minus the Driver
How Self-Driving Vehicles Will Change Moscow
April 27, 2020
Urban Studies
Article
Build It and They Will Come
How inequality among the regions affects housing construction in Moscow
February 06, 2020
Urban Studies
Personal Cars
What Determines the Number of Cars in the City
April 25, 2019
Urban Studies
Studying Zaryadye Park
What urbanists and cultural scientists think about the 'Park of Present Future' near the Kremlin wall
February 01, 2019
Urban Studies
Post-urban Development
Why contemporary megacities have lost city features
November 27, 2018
Urban Studies
Revival of Old Capital
How the Moscow Metro shapes the local mentality and keeps the city’s history alive.
September 22, 2017
Urban Studies
What to Expect from Science in 2017: Urban Studies
Urban governance will be based on big data rather than on any purely administrative rationale, and just building homes will not be enough to ensure people feel comfortable. This change is already underway in capitals and other large cities, and other cities and towns will follow.
December 26, 2016
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Sociology
Research
Alcohol Consumption by Young Russians Drops by Half, Study Says

The decrease could be even greater but for the drinking of parents

Sociology
Research
Obesity in Men Associated with Individualism, Study Finds

While being flexible in terms of adapting to circumstances is a strong predictor of a slim physique

Psychology
FAQ
Card File: Plurilingual Creativity

How a knowledge of other languages and cultures contributes to creativity

Spotlight
Culture
Long-read
'Canonisation' of Fanfiction

How fan creations are reshaping cultural canons

August 19, 2022
Sociology
Interview
'We construct a portrait of Russian society'

Sociologist Svetlana Mareeva describes 'typical Russians' and discusses some of the opportunities, risks and inequalities in Russian society

August 01
Psychology
Research
People Do Not See Spelling Mistakes as a Sign of Limited Intellect

Poor spelling and punctuation are not a major factor in the perception of intelligence

August 01