“I found the painting ‘Mother Labe’ by painter Fatmir Haxhiu when the Ministry of Education was being reconstructed, after two workers were mixing mortar with it…”/ The rare testimony of the former principal of the ‘Qemal Stafa’ high school
From Uvil Zajmi Memorie.al / Invited to a retrospective exhibition organized by the family of the "People's Painter", Fatmir Haxhiu,...
“The UDB Counterintelligence Service had managed to achieve complete control over our foreign policy towards Albania…”/ The unknown side of Albanian-Yugoslav relations before the 1990s,
From Skënder Latifi - UDB Crimes and the Silence of the Albanian Victims and Witnesses – Memorie.al / Unfortunately,...
“The novel ‘In the Trenches of Stalingrad’ was published in the Moscow magazine ‘Znamya’ under the title ‘Stalingrad’, but it was subjected to strong official criticism…”/ New book by journalist and diplomat Bashkim Trenova
From Bashkim Trenova Part Seven NAZIBOLSHEVISM – LITERATURE AND THE ARTS PREFACE Memorie.al / Historians, political philosophers, intellectuals from...
Calendar May 11, 2026
1943 - During World War II, US troops invade the Aleutian island of Attu in an attempt to oust Japanese...
“Now, what are we going to do with Bedri Spahiu, are we going to keep him in or are we going to release him? I talked to Mehmet and Tishenko, who…”/ Enver Hoxha’s discussion in the Bureau after the Tirana Conference in ’56
From Alma Mile Memorie.al / It seemed as if spring was near. Many were those who spoke up, who raised...
“The patrons of Socialist Realism have similarly raised a cult for Dostoevsky, and the Moscow ‘Lenin’ Library, the Leningrad Library, organized…”/ New book by journalist and diplomat Bashkim Trenova
From Bashkim Trenova Part Six NAZIBOLSHEVISM – LITERATURE AND THE ARTS PREFACE Memorie.al / Historians, political philosophers, intellectuals from...
“The Party Committee in Vlora was committed to having the Cham ensemble go to the Gjirokastra Festival, but the Greeks had filmed a concert at ‘Flag Square’ and…”/ The rare testimony of the former artistic director
From Ergys Alushi Part Two Memorie.al / “The history of a city is not two or three dates. The history...
Calendar May 10, 2026
1940 - During World War II, Iceland is invaded by the United Kingdom. The invasion was carried out because the...