“They captured the first images of Albanian photography, the figures of independence, but their names are barely known, as they died in misery, or in old people’s asylum, like…”/ The unknown history of the masters of celluloid.
Memorie.al /They captured the first Albanian photographic images, the figures of independence, the heroes while they were alive, and forgotten...
“When the State Security (Sigurimi) Operative, Resuli, asked him, ‘Are you ready to sign a declaration, denouncing Arbëri, alleging that he was going to escape, spoke against the government, etc., Ibrahimi…’”/ The sad story of the time of the dictatorship.
By Reshat KRIPA Part Ten Memorie.al / Arbëri was sitting in his corner in the hall, awaiting the arrival of...
“In Albanian historiography, Tahir Kolgjini is ranked among figures and personalities such as Mehdi Frashëri, Ernest Koliqi, Mustafa Kruja, etc., since…”/ Reflections of the well-known publicist.
Part One Memorie.al / Coincidence led me to meet Safet Kolgjini these days, from Lusëna of Ujmisht, located in the...
“On December 15, ’61, Moscow recommended that the representation of the socialist countries’ military forces be maintained in Tirana, but…”/ New documents on the breakdown of Enver Hoxha’s friendship with the Kremlin
By Andrey Edemskiy Part Four Memorie.al / The following material are a study by Andrey Edemskiy, from the Institute for...
“This unification of alphabets, this separation from a Byzantine issue that has disgraced us until today, is the fruit (or ‘the tree’)…”/ The writing of Mid’hat Abdyl Frashëri about the Congress of Manastir, November 22, 1908
Memorie.al / Three months ago, when it was announced that a congress for the Albanian alphabet would be held in...
“After Xhafer Deva, accompanied by two German officers, arrived in Raška, it became possible to stop the military operation by the Serbo-Montenegrin Chetniks…” / The unknown side of the ethnic cleansing in Sandžak, in the autumn of 1941
By Ismet Azizi Part Two – A Distorted History, a Reality Deliberately Erased – Memorie.al / The events of...
“Hektor took the floor and said; ‘Comrade Director, I listened to you carefully and thank you for the advice. I want to be open with you, as it was the girl herself who…'” / The sad story of the time of the dictatorship
By Reshat KRIPA Part Nine Memorie.al / Arbër stood in his corner in the hall, waiting for the arrival of...
“Nasuf Beg Dizdari was a close friend of Isa Boletini and in the speech he gave at his grave, he…”/ The unknown history of the famous publicist, a graduate of Vienna and Istanbul, who was decorated by Pope Pius
Memorie.al / Nasuf Tahir Dizdari were born in Shkodra in 1857 to a well-known urban family. His home was in...