Russia Archive – Swiss National Museum

12. February 2020

20th / 21st century | War/battle

Project 26

In 1990, P-26 was uncovered. The mission of this clandestine cadre organisation was to whip up, strengthen and maintain the public’s spirit of resistance in the event of Switzerland being occupied.

9. August 2018

Suvorov: An offensive goes awry in the high mountains

by Severin Rüegg

The diplomatic starting point is surprisingly complex and requires explanation: A Russian general coming from Italy, with the support of Austria, enters into battle against France in what is now Switzerland.

12. May 2017

20th / 21st century | Russia

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Revulsion and surveillance

by Julia Richers

Despite sympathy for the oppressive situation in tsarist Russia the political activities of the Russian revolutionaries and the young students in Switzerland was a constant source of resentment.

14. April 2017

20th / 21st century | Russia

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Russian Egg Cult

by Marina Amstad

Most years, Western and Eastern Christianity celebrate Easter on different weekends. In Russia the decoration of Easter eggs looks back on a long tradition in which the luxurious Fabergé eggs stand out as a highlight.