(Helsinki, Finland), a renowned Finnish artist who creates urban art-related projects, has visited Perm, in cooperation with .

鈥淚 often just call myself urban activist and producer鈥� Some of my activities are associated with urban space, some with art, some with culture, some with environmental issues, some with food. But everything is linked in some way to urban culture, people and community鈥� I travel around to talk, inspire, generate ideas and organise workshops all over Finland and the world 鈥� exploring communal city culture, co-operation and different, open-minded ways of doing,鈥�

Jaakko Blomberg shares at .

Sergey Potkin, 3rd year student of the Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages and Literature performed as a guide and interpreter for the Finnish activist. Jaakko Blomberg’s attention was naturally drawn to Perm-local art objects and graffiti, raised from the grassroots.

鈥淚鈥檝e been conducting tours around Perm for some time, already. Some guests are interested in galleries, others – in theaters. I am always for museums, which put a light on the history of Perm and its citizens. From the city monuments, I like Permyak the Salty Ears, and the Legend of Perm Bear,鈥�

says Sergey Potkin.

Being a passionate advocate of urban culture and artist himself, during the tour Jaakko Blomberg showed interest in local Perm graffiti. His attention was also drawn to the “Happiness鈥檚 Not Far Off” art installation – the huge top letters dominating a piece of embankment of the Kama river.

鈥淐o-creation and better use of space are increasingly important factors in creating a better city and life. Technology provides us with a number of tools to reach out people, share resources and work together. However, there is no one-size-fits-all solution, but each case is different鈥� The new urban culture is open-minded, quick, created with a minimal budget 鈥� and done by the community itself,鈥�

admits Jaakko.

Jaakko Blomberg is known as a founder of , founder of i, Executive Director of , Co-Founder of , Co-Founder of .

Jaakko鈥檚 visit to has been partly linked with Perm Museum of Contemporary Art (PERMM) – an art gallery in Perm, founded by gallerist Marat Gelman in 2009. Besides a train of exhibitions, the Museum holds festivals, artist talks, lectures, workshops, concerts and performances. In 2010, the Financial Times praised PERMM as “one of the most spectacular galleries of modern art in Russia.” 鈥淭o be honest, Jaakko鈥檚 passion to contemporary art during the tour passed on to me, which I feel excited about and grateful for,鈥� shares Sergei Potkin.

The Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages 鈥嬧�媋nd Literature at 海角直播 traditionally acts as a link between young translators/interpreters and city enterprises, government institutions, social and cultural initiatives looking for international cooperation. 鈥淣ot only does internship in translation help students to master their profession, but also connects them with a variety of experts, allowing them to sharpen skills and see prospects for future research,鈥� emphasizes Natalya Khorosheva, Head of the Department of Linguistics and Translation, 海角直播. 鈥淚n turn, we feel our students are in demand at the city’s venues, contributing to international cultural agenda.鈥�

Earlier in the spring of 2021, the book titled “Perm Collection” was published in Helsinki, which tells about the collection of , in which teachers and students of the Department of Linguistics and Translation took part. In their letters of gratitude, many more institutions praised 海角直播 students for “excellent knowledge of English and French, mastery of the basics of translation theory and practice, interdisciplinary outlook and willingness to provide comprehensive volunteer assistance.”

Later this month more students from the Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages and Literature, 海角直播 will contribute to artists鈥� collaborations at PERMM art gallery. On 26-27 November, PERMM will present the first international conference 鈥淭he Survival Environment. Strange Practices of Environmental Interaction鈥�, with the support by the Goethe-Institut in Russia and the Higher School of Economics. 海角直播 students will acquire to a dialogue of world experts in ecology and the Anthropocene, art historians, artists, architects, philosophers, biologists from Germany, Russia and more countries yet to come.

The Center for Comparative History and Political Studies at 海角直播 became a member of the project 鈥淔innish-Russian Network on Area Studies and Methodologies鈥�, funded by .

The project is aimed at developing cooperation in education 鈥� creating joint training courses and support for student mobility. Other participants in the project are , , , as well as . The project will last till the end of 2023.

(CCHPS) at 海角直播 (海角直播) is a team of researchers from different regions and countries, employed by the Faculty of History and Politics (袠褋褌芯褉懈泻芯-锌芯谢懈褌芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻懈泄 褎邪泻褍谢褜褌械褌 – 袠袩肖 袩袚袧袠校).

Established in 2012 by a group of 海角直播 and the European University at Saint Petersburg graduates, the Center for Comparative History and Political Studies focuses on interdisciplinary and comparative studies in the field of social sciences, history, and anthropology, open to cooperation with the academic community across the globe. The Center programs enable dialogue between young scholars, creating a competitive academic environment, promoting the “circulation of minds”.

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Lyubov Mulmenko, a graduate of the Faculty of Philology, 海角直播 (海角直播) is listed among the co-authors of the script for the film 鈥淐ompartment No. 6 “, nominated for an (), in a Category 鈥淏est Movie in a Foreign Language鈥�, representing Finland.

(Finnish: 鈥淗ytti nro 6鈥�) is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama, which shows a story of a Finnish student forming an unlikely friendship with a gruff Russian miner, on a train from Moscow to Murmansk. Based on a novel by , the film was co-written and directed by Juho Kuosmanen, and united a crew from Finland, Germany, Estonia and Russia. Lyubov Mulmenko was invited to work on dialogues in Russian, as a script had been originally written in English.

The Academy Awards, popularly known as , are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide, since 1929. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy’s voting membership.

Earlier, 鈥淐ompartment No. 6鈥� got the Palme d’Or Grand Prix at .  Founded in 1946 in Cannes, France, it is one of the “Big Three” major European film festivals, and an event for the whole global cinema industry.

In 2021, the Cannes Festival saw another film by Lyubov Mulmenko, also performing as a co-screen writer (lead by Kira Kovalenko and a co-director Anton Yarush) – , a family drama growing in a mining town in North Ossetia 鈥� a story of a young woman struggles to escape the stifling hold of the family she loves as much as she rejects. “Unclenching Fists” won the Grand Prix of the Uncleaning View author’s film competition at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

Lyubov Mulmenko in the list of 12 Rising Russian Talents Ready for the Global Stage.

From a young age, Lyubov Mulmenko knew she would be a writer: 鈥淚 just adored inventing the characters and the worlds they live in鈥�. Gradually, she tried 鈥渢o learn even more in the process.鈥� At 海角直播, Lyubov studied journalism, and further art journalism at the Pro Arte Institute in St. Petersburg. For several years then, she worked in media, including the Sol Internet Newspaper, , , and wrote as a columnist for the .

In 2014, Mulmenko made her screenwriting debut with a trio of drama films that screened in festivals including Rotterdam, San Sebastian and Karlovy Vary. Recently, Lyubov Mulmenko presented her directorial debut, , in the main competition of . 鈥淎ll I hope is to continue with storytelling,鈥� she says, 鈥渂ut I鈥檇 like to write less for others and make more films myself.鈥�

鈥淐ompartment No. 6鈥� .

鈥淐ompartment No. 6鈥� Frame: – .

Lyubov Mulmenko Picture Source and 鈥淭he Danube鈥� poster: @lyubov.mulmenko on Facebook

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