
Arrival in Moscow on Sunday |

A false reality show on television |

The weather forecast for Monday |

Weather in Moscow |

Harry Bhadeshia, Olga Ushakova and Igor Abrikosov. Photographs courtesy of Olga's daughter |

NUST MISiS |

NUST MISiS |

NUST MISiS |

Panic |

NUST MISiS |

NUST MISiS |

NUST MISiS |

NUST MISiS |

NUST MISiS |

The A-Team |

NUST MISiS |

NUST MISiS |

NUST MISiS |

NUST MISiS |

Professor Yuri Yagodkin on the left |

This is an Auger machine |

... for looking at surface chemistry |

Scanning electron microscope |

X-ray diffractometer |

Transmission electron microscope |

An environmental scanning electron microscope |

An environmental scanning electron microscope |

Another transmission electron microscope |

Another transmission electron microscope |

This is a facility which allows the remote operation of a scanning electron microscope based at MISiS, from anywhere in Russia |

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Equipment for sintering ceramics |

Attrition of powders or mechanical alloying |

Attrition of powders or mechanical alloying |

Rolling mill |

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Differential scanning calorimetery |

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Dilatometer |

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Tensile testing of polymers - notice the long frame to allow for huge extensions |

Tribology equipment |

Tribology equipment |

Disc and balls |

and pins |

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Polymer extrusion |

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Titanium hydride pellet for hydrogen storage |

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New scanning electron microscope for boron nitride characterisation |

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The view from Tim O'Connor's office |

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Olga Ushakova and Igor Abrikosov in the audience for Harry's lecture |

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The statue of Lenin |

Igor Abrikosov from Linkoping University |

Professors Dmitry Stansky (left) and Professor Yury Yagodkin |

In the middle is Professor Sergey Kaloshkin |

In the tube station in Moscow |

In the subway station in Moscow |

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Beautiful buildings |

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Approaching the Kremlin Theatre, here Igor Abrikosov and Svetlana Chernykh |

Svetlana Chernykh |

Svetlana accompanied us for the performance of Swan Lake |

Svetlana Chernykh and Harry Bhadeshia |

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Getting nearer to the Kremlin Theatre |

Svetlana Chernykh |

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The Kremlin Theatre where we enjoyed a thrilling performance of Swan Lake |

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Inside the Theatre |

I think that each of these symbols represents a state |

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The Kremlin Theatre |

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The pit |

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Amazing scenes and music |

Swan Lake is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |

Very moving story |

Notice the swan on the left |

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The end |

Professor Igor Abrikosov getting ready to give his talk after Tim O'Connor's introduction |

Study and Achieve |

At Skolkovo - the coffee bar |

At Skolcovo Tech |

At Skolkovo Tech |

The site where the new University, Skolkovo Tech, is being built |

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In Moscow proper, with the statue of Lenin |

The notice states that the company will edit your Ph.D. thesis and help with the defence |

Lenin |

Swan Lake Chocolate |