Historical Calendar 3 December
1927 - "Putting Pants on Philip", the first film by Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel, is released in the United...
“And, while the nationalists were being interned in Ventotene, the Albanian communists were rubbing their hands with enthusiasm, for the successes of Hitler’s ‘Lightning War’…”/ Reflections of a former political convict, on “collaborationism”!
By Islam Spahiu Part One - TWO SIDES OF A MEDAL - Memorie.al / On August 22, 2016, a...
“Arshi Pipa did not want to talk about the people who had wronged him in Albania, but he only told me about the professor who had participated in his punishment, Koço…”/ The rare testimony of the French scholar
By Odile Daniel Part Two Memorie.al / I was in Paris when, in May 1992, I received a phone call...
Historical Calendar December 2
1908 – Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two. Puyi will also be remembered as the last...
“While he was cooking pasta, there was a knock on his door, announcing that he was leaving for duty as a French translator at the 7th Congress of the Albanian People’s Liberation Army, but…”/ How did the State Security imprison the son of the prominent renaissance man from Korça?!
By Islam Spahiu In the memory of the memory Memorie.al / Often times one thanks fate when one encounters some...
“When I got out of prison after ten years of suffering and isolation, I met Minister Ramiz Alia, my former student at the Tirana high school, and he…”/ Arshi Pipa’s rare testimony to the French scholar
By Odile Daniel Part One Memorie.al / I was in Paris when, in May 1992, I received a phone...
Historical Calendar 1 December
1822 - Pedro I of Portugal is crowned King of Brazil. He would lead the Orleans-Braganza dynasty, in the giant...
Historical Calendar 30 November
1947 - A civil war breaks out in Palestine, leading to the creation of the state of Israel. The civil...
“When humanity has not yet been freed from the scepter of genocide, the question arises: Did ‘genocide’ really exist in Albania, because…”? / Reflections of former political prisoner, Islam Spahiu
By Islam Spahija Part Six Memorie.al / The Bjeshkët e Luma Mountains are not only known for their natural beauty...
“Tuk Jakova wrote; many people were killed without trial and without guilt…! This spirit was introduced by Dushan Mugosha. The partisans kill themselves, without even putting people before the court…”! / The night of November 12, 1944, which bloodied Tirana
By Dr. Uran Butka Memorie.al / The German armies, which had received the final blows on the Eastern and...