Calendar February 24, 2026
1918 - Estonia declares independence from Russia. The statement was drafted by the Rescue Committee elected by the elders of...
“I have witnessed many arrests ‘in the name of the people’ by the State Sigurimi, and after every arrest, we would say…” / The rare testimony from Italy of the dissident poet.
Memorie.al / “For the moment, there is no place for me in Albania. This is why I will continue to...
“It was bitterly cold in Gjirokastër, with snow and ice; stoves were forbidden at Alizoti’s bookstore, and as customers stepped inside…” / The untold history of the renowned bookseller from the city of stone.
Part Eighteen Excerpts from the book: ‘ALIZOT EMIRI – The Man, the Library, and a Noble Soul’ ...
“The secret visit of the Russian KGB’s No. 2 to Albania for the May 26, ’96 elections, and the ‘chance’ meeting at the Blue Eye with four Albanians, former students in Moscow…” / Reflections of a historian
By Spartak Topollaj Why must we know the dark history of the Russo-Soviet Secret Services and their influence in Albania?!...
“A group of 300 people gathered in the square before the Skanderbeg monument to obstruct ‘Enver’s Volunteers,’ but the law enforcement forces…” / A secret document is revealed regarding the Kruja event, February 28, ’91.
By DASHNOR KALOÇI Part Three Memorie.al / Exactly 35 years ago, on February 20, 1991, thousands of citizens from Tirana...
“Petro Marko recounted that during a reconciliation meeting with the communists, Mit’had Frashëri told him: ‘Go and ask your comrades whether they want unification with Kosovo, or…'”
Memorie.al /The son of Abdyl Frashëri, the nephew of Naim, a signatory of Albanian Independence, and a minister in the...
Calendar February 23, 2026
1927 - German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his principle...
