“You brute who calls me a Greek, if you like subtle words, first wash your head, so some lice get out, and put your feet in carbolic acid too, so they don’t stink…”/ The unknown polemic of Konica with Shahin Kolonja.
Memorie.al / Faik Konica, the greatest Albanian polemicist of his time, has often been criticized for this “vice” by his...
“The first thing that would be seen in the morning, in Skopje, was the piles of corpses of Albanians with shattered heads, under the Vardar Bridge, and…”/ The unknown article by Leon Trotsky, in the newspaper ‘Kievskaya Misl’, October 1912.
Memorie.al / Leon Trotsky, the Russian revolutionary and a key figure in the October Revolution, second only to Lenin, recounted...
![“We hosted the German friend with wine, ‘Moskat’ raki that Enver [Hoxha] used to drink, but in his villa, he told me: ‘Hey Belul, who told you to accompany Strauss…?’”/ The rare testimony of the former Chairman of the Pogradec Committee](https://memorie.al/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/jozef-shtarus-350x250.jpg)
“We hosted the German friend with wine, ‘Moskat’ raki that Enver [Hoxha] used to drink, but in his villa, he told me: ‘Hey Belul, who told you to accompany Strauss…?’”/ The rare testimony of the former Chairman of the Pogradec Committee
Memorie.al / The former Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Pogradec district, Belul Lufo, shortly before his passing, speaks...
“Kola could not escape the investigative procedures, and in a report from 1950, by the local authorities in Shkodër, he was addressed with several questions regarding…”/ The unknown history of the “pioneer” of Albanian education
Part Three – Kolë Kamsi, the Intellectual Who Devoted His Life to Education and Scientific Research – Memorie.al / This...
“The Yugoslavs have been encouraged by the harsh refusal of Ramiz Alia, following a message of condolence from the Russian leadership, for the death of Hoxha, a clear sign…”/ The unknown article of the “Washington Post” in 1986.
By Michael Dobbs - “In Albania, they are watching the soap opera 'Dynasty' from Belgrade television and it seems that...
“The Coup of the Army Chiefs 1974-1975: ‘Balluku, Dume, Çako, Parllaku, agents of Yugoslavia and the Warsaw Pact…'” / The indictment of Aran Çela is revealed and the final debate in the Presidium for the pardon of the three generals
By Dashnor Kaloçi The first part Memorie.al/ On November 5, 1975, exactly 49 years ago, the president of the...
“In February 1960, one day before Kola closed his eyes forever, while lying in bed and handing over his work to Prof. Mahir Domi, he told him…”/ The Unknown History of the Famous Linguist
Part two -Kolë Kamsi, the intellectual who dedicated his life to education and scientific research-...
“The ‘Prizren Trial’ in 1955–’56 was preceded by the ‘Group of Sheikhs,’ consisting of 14 people, accused of ties to the Albanian Committee in Rome and the State Security [Sigurimi], who included…”/ The Unknown History of UDB’s Repression
By Sheradin BERISHA Part two - Persecution, Imprisonment, and Persecution of Albanians in Kosovo, Macedonia, and Montenegro by the Tito...