Kadare and the Fine Fabric of Fate
By Giovanni Maddalena* Memorie.al/ My good Albanian - Armenian friend gifted me two books by Ismail Kadare, The Castle and...
“While he was at the Sanatorium, the investigator Thoma Th. called him again, but he realized that they would re-sentence him and he went out onto the sixth floor…” / The tragic death of Ibrahim Tërshana in 1960, after suffering eight years in prison.
Memorie.al / Even though she was over 70, that hot July day in 1960 continued to appear in her memories...
“Our brother, Aliu, along with several other boys from the ‘Balli’ (National Front), were killed by Zylyftar Veleshnja’s gang and, after they were all placed in a pit, they told the villagers…” / The tragic story of the famous Berat clan/family
Memorie.al/"From our clan, we have 3 executed by firing squad, 3 dead in prisons, 13 convicted with 249 years in...
“Family members who came for a visit were turned back, without considering the three-day journey to reach the heart of Mirdita, because cars wouldn’t take them, hotels wouldn’t open their doors to them…” / The sad testimony of the former Spaç convict
By Shkëlqim ABAZI Part sixteen SPAC The Grave of the Living Tirana, 2018 (My memories and those of...
“Commenting on the Peace Conference, Zija Dylgjeri had promised him a revolver, and he said; you will see clearly who Apostol Gega is…”/ The unknown history of the anti-communist group of Elbasan
From Kastriot Dervishi “The man who sold himself body and soul to the communists, along with his sisters, Sulë Misiri,...
“In the report of the 9th Plenum of the CPA (Communist Party of Albania), Enver Hoxha declared: it is said that Kristo Themelko killed many people during the liberation of Tirana, but they were…”/The dark side of the “National Liberation War”
From DR. URAN BUTKA Memorie.al / Alongside the war for the liberation of Tirana from the Nazi invaders, the communist...
“Prof. Repishti was convinced that the time for the trial to condemn the crimes of communism would come, no matter how much the rulers of Albania might delay it…” / Reflections of the renowned publicist from the USA
From Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thanas L. Gjika Part Five (Portrait-biography dedicated to the prominent activist, Professor Sami Repishti) Memorie.al /...
“Regarding the Spaç prison, where Bardhi had his other brother, Sabriu, we have very bitter memories, as in cases when night caught us in the forest and we were forced…” / The rare testimony of Sofika Prifti Cara
From Sofika Prifti Cara Part sixteen To Forgive...! ...
“I stopped at the edge of the cliff and took the stream downstream, but; ‘Stop! Turn around, or I’ll shoot you’!” roared the soldier from the bodyguard and…”/ The sad story of the former Spaç prisoner, Shkëlqim Abazi, from Berat
By Shkëlqim ABAZI Part fifteen SPAC The Grave of the Living Tirana, 2018 (My memories and those of...
“It has been said that the letter reached the Brigade Commander, Shefqet Peçi, late, but in reality, he received it…” / The unknown history of the Buzë-madhe massacre, where 21 innocent men were killed, September ‘43
Memorie.al / Following two previous editions, “Masakër në Buzëmadhe” (Massacre in Buzëmadhe) (1996 and 2015), this is the latest and...