How to survive quarantine: 63 useful services (many free!)

Food

In order not to starve during self-isolation, it is not necessary to go to supermarkets - it is better to order groceries at home. At the same time, you will practice creating culinary masterpieces.

Products

• Yandex. Shop". This service will help if the products are needed very urgently. Bring food to Yandex. Shop "promise in 15 minutes or less. You can order anything from meat to ready-made meals. So far, the service works only in St. Petersburg, Moscow and the Moscow region.
• "Sbermarket". Using this site, you can order products from Lenta, VkusVilla, Azbuka Vkusa, Auchan and METRO. Delivery works in 23 cities of Russia. Products are delivered within a few hours.
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• Ozon. You can't order fresh apples, cottage cheese or eggs here, but cereals, pasta, snacks, oils and other non-perishable foods are welcome. Along the way, you can buy a book, games, items for creativity and other goods that will help make home gatherings more fun.
• Goods. Everything is the same as with Ozon. Use if you run out of coffee, nuts, buckwheat or cat food.
• "Delicatesca". A service that will bring you everything that cannot be bought in a convenience store: wild fish, exotic fruits, farm products, as well as products of Japanese, Mexican, Italian, Greek, French, Thai kitchens. Here, the accuracy of the delivery time is observed - this is often written about in reviews. You can use the services if you live in Moscow or Moscow region. To see if your area is included in the delivery area, you can on the site.
• "Okay". On the website of the store, you can order vegetables, fruits, frozen and other products from the range. Delivery is carried out only in St. Petersburg, Moscow and the Moscow region.

Food constructor

• Elementaree. The service delivers ingredients to your home, from which you need to cook something yourself. The main principle of this designer: each dish should take no more than 15 minutes. Therefore, all products are brought prepared: peeled, chopped and pickled.
• GrowFood. Constructor for those who love healthy lifestyle. The Grow Food algorithm selects your diet according to several criteria: lifestyle, current and desired weight, time for which you want to see the result. You may prefer a menu for losing weight, maintaining shape or gaining muscle mass. Dishes are delivered ready-made; they only need to be reheated if required.
• MF Kitchen. Another food constructor for those who follow the figure. You need to choose one of three programs: "Weight Loss", "Sports and Balance" or "Chef's Choice". Then indicate the calorie intake and the number of days you need food. Dishes are also delivered ready-made. The service works only in Moscow.

Books

Self-isolation is the perfect opportunity to finally read some interesting book. It's time to subscribe to an e-library or audiobooks.

• Bookmate. Service for reading and listening to audiobooks. In the Bookmate archive you can find classics, science pop, bestsellers and novelties. There is literature in 14 languages. In books, you can take notes, highlight quotes, and bookmark.
• "Liters". A library of books and audiobooks that can be purchased in any format and downloaded to a smartphone, tablet, laptop or reader. Before buying there is an opportunity to read an introductory fragment. In addition to classics, modern literature and science pop, LitRes has samizdat. Right now, the service provides access to 50,000 works, while the ban on visiting libraries is in effect.
• Storytel. The collection of the service contains thousands of audiobooks for every taste in Russian and English. In Storytel, you can choose the speed of the reader's speech, leave bookmarks so that you can easily find the right moment later, and use the "sleep timer" if you want to listen to books while lying in bed. The service also opened free access to all its content for 30 days.
• "Gramophone". Another site with audiobooks. Its library contains over 7,000 works, including audio performances. There is a trial excerpt for each audiobook in the service: if you like it, you can continue listening online or download the full version to your device.
• "Azbuka-Atticus". If you cannot think of what to read, take a look at the website of the Azbuka-Atticus publishing group. There you can find collections with interesting and fresh books and articles about famous writers.

Online cinemas

Films and TV series come out in a huge stream, it is usually impossible to watch everything interesting because of constant trips to the office. Quarantine - now is the time to fix it.

• "Amediateka". Online cinema with a large library of TV series from HBO, FOX, Showtime, Starz, BBC, ABC Studios, Sony Pictures. You can watch the show in professional Russian voice acting, in the original and with subtitles.
• Okko. This service has 12 subscriptions: "Greatest Hits", "World Cinema", "Series" and others. You can arrange one of them or all at once in a single package. In addition to films and TV series, Okko has recordings of concerts and lectures. The service gives a free subscription to a 14-day quarantine.
• IVI. A cinema with a large film library, which is updated daily. In addition to movies and TV shows, you can watch some cable channels on IVI, such as Paramount Comedy and STS Love. For new users, this site has also prepared a 1 ruble subscription from March 16 to April 15.
• Netflix. A streaming service whose library includes original content, cult films and series. Exclusive Netflix projects receive nominations for prestigious awards, including Oscars and Golden Globes.
• Wink. An online service with which you can watch movies, TV series, sports broadcasts and television broadcasts.
• More.tv. Not only movies are available here, but also serials, including Soviet, cult TV shows, sports broadcasts and, of course, cartoons. The service gives a month of free subscription with the SIDIMDOMA promo code.
• TNT Premier. During the quarantine, the TV channel opened free access to its content. Here you can watch the sensational TV series "Call DiCaprio", "House arrest", "Sect" and even the premiere - "Call center", though only at the same time as on air.

Education

During self-isolation, you can tighten up a foreign language, listen to lectures on a topic of interest to you, or even master a new profession.

Lectures

• Arzamas. Service with podcasts and lectures on various topics from scientists, university teachers and other experts. The recordings can be listened to online or downloaded to your phone.
• TED. Short speeches (10–20 minutes on average) from experts in science and art, businessmen and other interesting personalities. At TED, you can learn how the economic crisis occurs, understand the references in Shakespeare's work, and learn how to speak in a way that will be listened to.
• "Lecture hall". Lectures and courses in IT, mathematics, physics, business and other areas.
• "PostNauka". Dozens of lectures on various topics - from the war of bacteria to Roman law.
• "Direct speech". Access to lectures by Tatiana Chernigovskaya, Ilya Kolmanovsky, Anastasia Chetvirikova, Dmitry Bykov and Lyudmila Petranovskaya is temporarily opened. You can learn a lot about books, art and yourself.

Foreign languages

• SkyEng. English lessons from professional teachers. SkyEng allows you to choose a Russian-speaking teacher or a native speaker. You can study from a computer or smartphone.
• Cambly. A service where you can learn English by chatting with foreign teachers. You choose your interlocutor-tutor yourself depending on the purpose of the lesson - for example, just to improve the spoken language or prepare for the TOEFL exam.
• Duolingo. An application with which you can learn many languages. If so far you can only speak Russian well, start learning English, French, German, Spanish. And if you want something a little more unusual, master Swedish, Japanese, Portuguese or even Valyrian - one of the languages ​​from the TV series "Game of Thrones".

Online education

• "Netology". Online courses that allow you to master relevant digital professions (for example, SEO specialist, game designer, software tester, marketing analyst). During the quarantine period, all mini-courses became free.
• Coursera. Online education service where you can take training courses of universities from around the world. And then also get a certificate or diploma.
• SPbSU. A huge number of courses in social, exact, natural and human sciences.
• Stepik. Lots of courses on the basics of programming, foreign languages ​​and other areas.
• Yandex. Workshop ". A learning portal for analysts, designers, and other digital professionals.
• Foxford. Online platform for schoolchildren in grades 5-11.

Culture

Visit a museum, theater or art gallery during quarantine? As easy as pie. Choose where you want to take your virtual tour today.

Museums

• hermitage Museum. Besides the recent five o'clock film excursions Apple, the museum complex has a lot to see.
• Tretyakov Gallery. One of the largest museums of Russian art.
• Louvre Online Tours. Virtual tours of the world's most popular art museum.
• Museo del prado. National Museum with over 11 thousand works of European art.
• Musei vaticani. Exhibitions of the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel.
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art. One of the largest art museums in the world, located in New York.

Theaters

• The Metropolitan Opera starting from next week, free streams will be held every day. On Monday “Carmen”, on Thursday - “La Traviata”, on Sunday - “Eugene Onegin”.
• Vienna Opera. Free broadcasts for the quarantine period.
• big theater. Ballet broadcast. For example, on March 29 there will be Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.
• Concert Hall named after P. AND. Tchaikovsky broadcasts his concerts on his website, in a group "In contact with" and in "Odnoklassniki". You can hear the works of Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Gershwin, Khachaturian, Debussy.

Zoos and aquariums

• Smithsonian National Zoo offers a live view of how people live elephants, lions and giant pandas.
• At the Houston Zoo you can see giraffes, rhinos and chimpanzee. The broadcast time is from 16:00 to 4:00 Moscow time.
• Monterey Bay Oceanarium organizes live broadcast from coral reef, from sea ​​otter basin and with expositions on the high seas. The broadcast from the coral reef can be watched from 7:30 to 15:00 Moscow time, and it is proposed to watch sea otters and the open sea from 5:00 to 17:00 Moscow time.

Sport

Sport not only improves mood, but also strengthens the immune system. A short workout can help you cheer up during your workday. In addition, it is much more convenient to conduct it at home than in the office.

• Nike Training Club. A mobile application in which you can choose a sports program by difficulty level for 4-6 weeks. Plus Nike Training Club helps you keep track of your progress and not miss classes.
• Seven. An application with workouts lasting only 7 minutes and without the use of sports equipment. You need to choose the level of physical fitness and the purpose of the class - the application will recommend the ideal program. There is for Android and iOS.
• "#FrenzyDrying". A fitness game, participating in which, you can not only get in shape, but also get a cash prize. The experts of the project help to train correctly, calculate the norm of KBZhU, and adjust nutrition.
• #Sekta. Online School of Healthy Eating and Exercise. #Sekta has several programs for different fitness levels and training goals. You can choose group training or work with a personal trainer.
• World class. The Moscow fitness club network was closed during the quarantine period, but decided not to leave its clients without sports. Club coaches conduct classes live in Instagram. You can follow the schedule in the profile highlights.

Travels

It turns out that even sitting at home you can travel the world. Do you want to change the picture? One click and you are at the Eiffel Tower. Or somewhere else.

• IN St. Petersburg.
• Near Niagara Falls.
• Right on Times Square.
• Have Eiffel towers.
• On beach on the island of Aruba.
• Or at beach in Hawaii.
• Look at the Earth from the side ISS.

miscellanea

A few more useful links to help you survive self-isolation.

• Ambient Mixer. Soundtrack for productive work. You can choose from the noise of the rain or the ocean, the roar of the engine, or the sounds that can be heard if you hide under the door of Sherlock Holmes.
• Enterclass.Drawing lessons for artists of all skill levels.
• Paper Toilet. A meditative service for everyone who hasn't had time to buy toilet paper. Unwind to health.