“When the Soviet Union won the European Cup in 1960 in football, the newspapers in Tirana wrote in big letters…&#822

June 22, 2026

By Besnik Dizdari Part Two Memorie.al / Sports euphoria will reach its peak a few weeks from now with the...

“The immigration and residence of members of the Jewish communities in ‘Greater Albania’ was banned by order of General Jacomoni, after…”/ Reflections of the Italian researcher

“There are still living witnesses who confirm the great truth that even the shelter and rescue of Jews in Albania is the work of…”/ Reflections of the former editor-in-chief of “Zëri i Popullit”

June 8, 2026

By Arshin Xhezo Part One Memorie.al / In the spring of 2005, the American-Jewish photographer Norman H. Gershman, director of...

“For the massacre of October 21, 1943, where five people from my family alone were shot, our tribe filed a criminal complaint in 1994 against Mehmet Shehu, but…”/ Testimony of lawyer Artan Murriz

June 6, 2026

Memorie.al / His family have been pursued by persecution across four generations. It all began with the murder of his...

Calendar June 07, 2026

1919 - Nationalist unrest erupts in Valletta, the capital of Malta. British soldiers set fire to the crowd, killing four...

“The official Albanian historiography must be corrected: the Assembly of 1602 was held in the village of Dukagjin in Mat, where there is also a Church of Saint Alexander…” / Reflections of the renowned researcher and historian.

“‘The Architecture of the Churches of Albania in the 7th–15th Centuries’, a scholarly monument in itself, where Aleksandër Meksi manages to build not only a catalog of church structures, but…”/ A Day in the Studio of the Former Prime Minister of Albania

By Albert Vataj Memorie.al / I had the privilege of being part of the filming crew for Nikoll Lesi's show...

“In Yugoslavia, the elimination of the Soviets sparks great political euphoria, in the Pristina garrison, the victory is celebrated with artillery reinforcements, while Stalin melted…”/ The unknown history of major football clashes

By Besnik Dizdari Part One Memorie.al / Sports euphoria will reach its peak in a few weeks with the successful...

“In that certain scene of the Spaç camp, the first prisoner to appear was Dhimitër Furxhi, a well-known, true professional actor, who began to…”/ Memoirs of the famous writer, former political prisoner

“That day in August 1967, when we parted ways to never meet again, after Mustafa escaped to Yugoslavia, he told me…”/ Rare testimony about the boy from Tropoja who was returned by the UDB and sacrificed in Burrel prison

Memorie.al / Today, with special respect and admiration, I write about my friend, somewhat older than me, about Mustaf Sali...

Calendar June 06, 2026

1886 - Ciprian Porumbescu dies at the age of 29. Porumbescu was one of the most famous Romanian composers of...

“The second time I came to Albania in ’89, the atmosphere had changed a little, but we continued to follow…”/ The rare testimony of the German translator, how she was monitored by the State Security

June 4, 2026

Memorie.al / The first time translator Zuzana Finger came to Albania, although still a student and uninformed about the situation...

“Russian painter Gustav Klutsis was arrested on January 16, 1938 and sentenced to death by an NKVD (Political Police) commission, accused of…”/ New book by journalist and diplomat Bashkim Trenova

June 4, 2026