At the origin of the famous marmites full of chocolate vegetables sold during the Escalade each December in Geneva is La M ?re Royaume. The Escalade celebrates the events of the night of 11/12 December 1602 when the citizens of Geneva repulsed the attempt by the soldiers of Charles-Emmanuel I, the Duke of Savoy, to seize the city. The story as it is now told states that, from her window above the Passage de la Monnaie (i.e. a street within…
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,…
Lobbying Activities Favouring the Russian Federation by Gabriel Dupont …
Interview d’Osman El Hajjé Vice-Président de l’Association Internationale IUS…
