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Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918)

02/18/2008

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Ferdinand Hodler is one of Switzerland’s greatest painters ; to many – the greatest. He placed on canvas the legendary history of his country and its humble, hard-working, honest, pious people. In his poetic landscapes one can perceive the cosmic rhythms of the universe and the structure of the Earth. In his childhood he knew poverty, sickness and death. He was born at G ?rzelen in the canton of Berne in 1853. When he was 6 the family moved to La-Chaux-de-Fonds,…

In memory of Ambassador Yuli Vorontsov, Special Envoy of the United Nations, Secretary-General for CIS and former First-Deputy Foreign-Minister of the USSR

02/17/2008

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On 12 December 2007, Russia lost one of its corner stone career diplomats – Ambassador Yuli Vorontsov, aged 78, whose unique international experience made him a highly regarded figure in international diplomacy. Ambassador Yuli Vorontsov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations (MGIMO) in 1952, and rose quickly through the diplomatic ranks to the post of First Deputy Foreign Minister. He played important roles in some of the watershed events of the Cold War, from arm talks…