“My father, Xhelo Koçiu, joined the ‘Balli’ and our paths diverged there, as he fled abroad, where he also di

October 18, 2025

By Shkëlqim Abazi Part fifty Memorie.al / I were born on 23.12.1951, in the black month, of the time of...

“When I saw that I did not respond to that psychologically tangled mess, after he wrote that; ‘Fishta bores him as a poet,’ or ‘Çabej’s clock stopped in Vienna,’ etc., it was because…”! / Reflections of the renowned researcher

Part Two Memorie.al / The official initiative to rewrite the history of our nation based on documents and facts, it...

“Tom Stefan had a connection with Enver, it is even seen in the photos where they are together, but the friendship broke up when Tom connected with Lulu Vrioni…” / The rare testimony of the American journalist who came to Albania in ’87.

Memorie.al / The well-known journalist of the "Boston Herald" recounts in an interview his research on the OSS, the secret...

“‘Dr. Vangjel Meksi realized his major project, where believers heard the word of God in Albanian, while Albanian students in Greek schools learned…’ / the unknown history of the first Albanian revivalist.”

Memorie.al / It were the autumn of 1983 when the journalist Javer Malo, then head of the Committee for Foreign...

“‘When the children of the Albanian peasant suffered for a crust of bread and a drop of buttermilk, Nexhmije and Tito’s Jovanka went to the pools of Budva…’ / The rare testimony of a former official, in Burrel prison.”

By Shkëlqim Abazi Part forty-nine Memorie.al / I were born on 23.12.1951, in the black month, of the time of...

“Our academics and historians, like Xhelal Gjeçovi and his colleagues, continue to walk on the crooked tracks they themselves laid during the dictatorship…”?! / The reflections of the well-known publicist from the USA.

Memorie.al / The official initiative to rewrite the history of our nation based on documents and facts, it is clear...

“The revenues from our exports to some countries in the world will be made through American firms, because…” / The rare secret document on the bank accounts of the communist regime in Switzerland and the USA is revealed.

Memorie.al / Even though Enver Hoxha's communist regime had severed political and diplomatic relations with the United States of America...

“When we were cruising deep to the west of Sazan at a depth of 40 meters, the submarine began to dive, but the commander told us that…” / The rare testimony of the former officer of the Pashaliman Base, Mëhill Marku.”

Memorie.al / It were March 1968. The aroma of mimosas permeated Tirana. Everything had begun to bloom and don the...

“‘Before Moscow and the Cannes Film Festival, ‘Skanderbeg’ was shown in ‘Stalin City’, where there were 350 Soviet families and the Azerbaijani Muhamet Behov, a friend of Lenin, who…’ / History from the perspective of the well-known researcher.”

Memorie.al / In April 1949, a delegation of our Government led by Enver Hoxha went to Moscow. The head of...

“‘When I asked Dom Simon Jubani; what does Shkodra say, he told me; Oh my dear boy, the Philistines have increased among us, and those who destroyed churches and mosques and who used to spy on us, now…’ / The rare testimony of a former political prisoner.”