
Soviet Maps of Switzerland: the case of Ticino
The most striking feature of Soviet General Military Staff maps
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The most striking feature of Soviet General Military Staff maps

During the German campaign in the West, in June 1940,

Not everyone understands the acronym HvK; even when we search

Mercury, Gemini, Apollo: Walter Schirra, Wally as his family used

The Bronze Age (2200-800 BC) coincided with a significant intensification

The quiet and picturesque town of Ascona, situated in the

From 1949 to 1963, Konrad Adenauer (Cologne 1876 – Bad

Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin (1814 – 1876) was a Russian revolutionary

The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated in Locarno from

Today we would like to start putting emphasis on the

On the hill side, above Magadino, there is an interesting

This fortress was a small infantry blockhouse built during the

In the northern part of the Canton Ticino, there is