8 december 2000 Newspaper Ural Kurier

Number Pi: Russian record

Russian record of Pi digits made Alexander Belyaev from Chelyabinsk. On one and half hour with little interruptions Alexander write 2500 digits of number Pi.

Before this record in Russia was recall 2000 signs, and World record was 40000 signs. By words of Alexander Belyaev - chief center developing visual memory, such exercise with memory can made anybody of us. Important only know specific techniques of memorizing and periodically training.

Liudmila BATALOVA

Magazine M & W (for Man and Woman)

Record on memory

Alexander Belyaev from Chelyabinsk make new record of Russia on writing number "pi". For recall and writing 2,5 thousand signs on this number he need only piece of chalk and school deck. By words of record holder, who also header of Center developing visual memory, before making this record, he trained one month.

Source: www.Rbn.ru

Newspaper All Russia

FOLK NEWS

"Chelyabinsk's worker" (Chelyabinsk)

Memory beat records

1 December on Chelyabinsk Alexander Belyaev make new Russian record, by writing from memory 2,5 thousands signs after point in number "pi".

A. Belyaev head of center developing visual memory on Chelyabinsk. For making record on writing number "pi" he need only piece of chalk and usual school desk. On Chelyabinsk's record gone around 1,5 hours, and preparing, by record keeper words, long month. Result - 2,5 thousands signs written from memory. A. Belyaev not only successfully beating records, but also success teach infant prodigy. One of his student - pupil Chelyabinsk's school N1 Semyon Slobodniyk - last year became champion on Russia on competition "Techniques of developing memory and logic".