In the autumn of 1987, young people occupied the riding school in Bern, an old building near the train station. 35 years later it is clear: this institution has turned the dozy administrative center into the leftmost city in the whole country.
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Isabel Pfaff, Berne
It’s just after midnight when three dozen hooded figures set fire to their barricades. The fires blaze, finally the police arrive. Stones, bottles, firecrackers fly, and cars burn. The battle is over four hours later – but not because the police prevailed, but because the masked men retreated.