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Swiss Review
March 2/23

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Shep-en-Isis and the thorny question of repatriation

Cultural treasures give nations a sense of identity – which is why stolen cultural property is an emotive issue, not least with regard to the colonial…

Here’s a quick, simple question: what is culture? The answer is not quite as straightforward and concise. There are a bewildering number of ways to…

Mild winter eases energy fears

News

Getting on the electoral register is simple and straightforward

Politics

Justine Mettraux

Top pick

A new regional nature park

News

Ukrainian art in Swiss exile

Images

Art – in a roundabout way

Swiss statistics

Franz Hohler | Railway station novels

Literature series

Anna Aaron | Electropop – dreamy, experimental and flowing

Sounds

Carolin Amlinger, Oliver Nachtwey | An egocentric freedom

Books

Smoking among the young: Switzerland lags behind

Politics

Marco Sieber | The Swiss heading into space

Profile

The Swiss Abroad earn a place in the new Swiss passport

Notes from the Federal Palace

Votes and Elections

Notes from the Federal Palace

The next voting date is 18 June 2023.

Zürcher Kantonalbank offering Swiss Abroad a fairer deal

SwissCommunity

Culture is the theme of the next congress

SwissCommunity

This year’s Congress of the Swiss Abroad will take place from 18 to 20 August 2023 in St Gallen – and culture will be its overriding theme.

The path to university studies in Switzerland

SwissCommunity

A winter camp full of memories and highlights

SwissCommunity

Winter fun in unseasonably mild conditions

SwissCommunity

Discussion: chestnuts are a little piece of Switzerland

SwissCommunity

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Swiss Review
March 2/23

Shep-en-Isis and the thorny question of repatriation

Our highlights

Chur diocese purges the exorcist

The wood magician and his amazing strip of paper

Romansh – the breakneck language