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The changing image of Switzerland’s past

At the University of Zurich “Swiss history” is being discontinued as a minor subject. History professor Jakob Tanner explains this by saying that modern-day research extends beyond the country’s borders and that Swiss history should be taught as part of general history. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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