Meeting with Povolzhie’s very own Robinson Crusoe, visit to the hydroelectric power station, Independence Day preparations in Volgograd and Stalin’s head - these are some of the highlights from the blog VolgaVolgaVolga that was kept by the Strelkavites as a part of their field trip to the Volga river region between 3 and 10 November.

Special Projects are initiatives, experiments and products that were created in the last 5 years by students and experts at Strelka Institute. Mostly they are linked to the educational programme but all of them are dedicated to the city and urban life. These projects stay relevant and ready to be used by anyone.…

Strelka.com talked to Institute lecturers Kuba Snopek and Nicholas Moore to find out what’s the point of this river voyage.