Historical May 19, 2026
1934 - Zveno and segments of the Bulgarian Army wage a coup and install Kimon Georgiev as Bulgaria's new Prime...
“Translating the literature of socialist realism was right up there with the suffering in Burrel prison, but I like Kadareja, Arapi’s poems and…”/ Testimonies of the poet and translator, who spent 19 years in prison
From Visar Zhiti The twelve Memory boards and bags...! Continues from last issue FROM THE EARLY PRISONERS, Kudret...
“The famous composer Shostakovich died in 1975, and the grand funeral organized by the Communist Party was attended by those who persecuted him…”/ “The new book by journalist and diplomat Bashkim Trenova
By Bashkim Trenova Part Fourteen NAZIBOLSHEVISM – LITERATURE AND ARTS FOREWORD...
“Martin Camaj’s file is not authentic, it shows clear signs of manipulation and documentary fabrication, with the aim of smearing and…”/ Reflections of Selami Zalli, on the renowned poet and scholar
- Detailed analysis by Selami Zalli on Martin Camaj's file and the manipulation of State Security documentation - Memorie.al /...
“On April 25, 1951, the Persecution Forces and State Security surrounded our house, killed four people, two friends from Mnela, my father, and my 23-year-old aunt, who…”/ The rare testimony of a former political persecutor
Memorie.al / The House of Llesh Moli were surrounded by the Security forces on the night of April 25, 1951,...
Calendar May 18, 2026
1911 - Gustav Mahler, 51, dies. Mahler, was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer and one of the leading conductors of his...
“The purpose of the work is not theoretical debate for the sake of debate, but the construction of a ‘second archive; that offers the reader…”/ Reflections on the new book “Musine Kokalari – A Star”, by Uran Butka
Memorie.al / The latest publication by Uran Butka, “Musine Kokalari – A Constellation” (Volume I, “Lumo Skëndo” Institute of Historical...
“Vsevolod Zadaratsky will end up in the Gulag even in 1937, under the pretext of having played works by fascist musicians like Wagner and Strauss, who…”/ New book by journalist and diplomat Bashkim Trenova
From Bashkim Trenova Part Thirteen NAZIBOLSHEVISM – LITERATURE AND THE ARTS PREFACE Memorie.al / Historians, political philosophers, intellectuals from...
“Reading Prof. Nasho Jorgaq’s writing against Fishta and the Franciscans, we see the life and work for the homeland of the creator of ‘Lahuta’…”/ Reflections of the renowned scholar from the USA
From Agim Xh. Dëshnica Part Three - At Gjergj Fishta and the miserable professors of socialist realism - Memorie.al...