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# In Russia, power is a big beast. In Switzerland power is a kitten...
- URL: https://www.karlsnotes.com/in-russia-power-is-a-big-beast-in-switzerland-power-is-a-kitten/
- Published: 2024-01-05T16:50:38.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-05T11:29:42.000Z
- Author: Karl
- Tags: Geopolitics, Politics

In a Financial Times [interview](https://www.ft.com/content/52829a84-282d-4298-ac27-52d1255ddf91?ref=karlsnotes.com), author Giuliano da Empoli, remarked: 

> “In Russia, power is a big beast. In Switzerland power is a kitten, and it’s been domesticated. Through history, it’s been diluted, distributed, at local level and through referendums. Swiss politicians are boring. That’s quite a good thing. The more spectacular a political system, the worse it is, in many ways.”