Calendar March 17, 2026
1921 - The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution. The constitution, based on the French one, was considered very...
“Father used to tell us: I want to die before the communists win; however, when my ‘communist’ cousin sought refuge in our home, he…” / Memoirs of a former political prisoner, from the USA.
By SAMI REPISHTI Part Seven Sami Repishti: - “In Albania, the communist crime of the past has not been documented...
“After the head of the Sigurimi, Ll. N., punched him in the face, he returned fire, hitting him with his handcuffed hands, but the two policemen who were behind the door…”/ The tragic story of the former commander of Kelmendi
Memorie.al / Caf Jonuz Çulaj was born in Reç, Malësia e Madhe, in 1926. Until 1946, he led the Antifascist...
“When the director of the Security for Tirana, Nustret Dautaj, threatened to arrest my uncle, the poet Fatos Arapi, I turned to him and…”/ The rare testimony of the former chief engineer of RTSH, Agron Aranitasi
By AGRON ARANITASI Part One THE TRUTHS I BELIEVE - THE FRENCH AGENT - Introduction Memorie.al / When...
“Theologian Justin Rrota, a prominent personality and scholar of our culture, the first to bring to Albania a photocopy of Gjon Buzuku’s ‘Meshari’, and Prof. Çabej…”/ How the famous scientist died in misery and loneliness!
Memorie.al / Justin Rrota, a distinguished personality and scholar of Albanian culture and letters, was born in Shkodër, on February...
“The first evening at the ‘REX’ cinema opened with the Argentine orchestra ‘Eduardo Bianco’, where Isuf Beshiri made a splash with the new hall…”/ The unknown story of the Tirana resident who opened “dreams in meringue”!
Memorie.al / In Albania, the first sparks of that powerful artistic phenomenon, later to be called "The Seventh Art," were...
“After killing Tahir and Shaqo Muzhaqi, the partisans burned 30 of their houses, over 20 of Cekan, 5-6 of Allmeta in Vilan and…”/ Testimony of 90-year-old Rruzhdi Muzhaqi, about the “glorious epic” of the War
From Ali Buzra Part Twenty-Nine - LIFE UNDER PRESSURE AND SUFFERING - (APPRAISALS, COMMENTS, NARRATIVES) Memorie.al / At...
Calendar March 16, 2026
1916 - Jusuf or Isuf Vrioni, Albanian translator and diplomat, is born. On September 13, 1947, he was arrested by...
“On the ‘communist’ side, there were also many antisocial, young elements who had not found a worthy place in society and as such they…”/ Reflections of a former political prisoner from the USA
From SAMI REPISHTI Part Six Sami Repishti: - "In Albania, the communist crime of the past has not been documented...
