Calendar May 23, 2026
1906 - Henrik Ibsen, 78, dies. Ibsen was a Norwegian theater playwright and director. As one of the founders of...
“I went on stage eight months pregnant, but for ‘bad biography’; they took me off the stage and sent me away…”/ The unknown testimony of the Kosovar, who turned into a legend of Vlora singing
Memorie.al / In the dimensions of time, when it came to life, the Vlora trio found itself on suitable ground,...
“The Albanian teachers Tefta Lepenica and Viktori Gjikondi who accompany the children to Brindzi have anti-Italian feelings and…”/ The tragic story of the three sisters from Vlora who were persecuted by the fascists and communists
By Enver Memishaj Part One Memorie.al / Many families who, with devotion and love for their homeland and freedom, gave...
“Among the Anglophobic films produced by the Nazi German film industry, one can also mention ‘Uncle Krüger’ of 1940, made…”/ New book by journalist and diplomat Bashkim Trenova
By Bashkim Trenova Part Eighteen - NAZIBOLSHEVISM – LITERATURE AND THE ARTS - FOREWORD Memorie.al / Historians, political philosophers,...
“The language that Fishta uses is the wildest and most difficult to understand Gheg, a Gheg that is not…”/ How was the famous poet crucified by the 3rd Conference of the Writers’ League?
Memorie.al / Among the theses that were being prepared for discussion at the Third Conference of the League of Writers,...
Historical Calendar May 22
1947 - During the Cold War, Truman's Doctrine enters into force, helping Turkey, Greece, and Greece politically, economically, and militarily....
“In Dijon, France in the 1970s, I liked the piece I played with the çifteli that Gjin Shkoza had given me so much that the chairman of the jury stood up and checked me, to make sure…”/ The rare testimony of the Albanian “Paganini”
By Ndue Dedaj Memorie.al / It happen that you meet people very late, people you had set out to meet...
“When I opposed a project for some geological works in a strategic military area, Mehmet Shehu told me; I will hang you here in the tunnel…”/ The rare testimony of the former director of geology and mining
Memorie.al / “I was born into a wealthy family, with patriotic traditions and rare hospitality, in a village near Saranda,...
“The premiere of the German film ‘Jud Süß’ was held on September 24, 1940 at the “Oufas” Palace in Berlin, in the presence of Goebbels and other high-ranking representatives…”/ New book by journalist and diplomat Bashkim Trenova
By Bashkim Trenova Part Seventeen NAZIBOLSHEVISM – LITERATURE AND ARTS PREFACE Memorie.al / Historians, political philosophers, intellectuals from various...
“I didn’t leave a word without cursing Enver Hoxha, but the prison commander, Xh. C., didn’t denounce me and when I met him after the ’90s, he told me; if I had had the coffin with…”/ The rare testimony of a former political prisoner
Part Three Memorie.al / In the programme “Live to Tell” (Rrno për me tregue), broadcast several years ago on Shijak...