Calendar January 4, 2026
1918 - The declaration of independence of Finland is recognized by Russia, Sweden, Germany and France. This declaration declared Finland...
“Thus, Fishta the critic also becomes a philosopher of the work of art; but not only a philosopher, he also becomes its philologist, its historian, and its psychologist…” / Reflections of the renowned scholar of Albanian literature.
By Dr. Aurel Plasari Part One Memorie.al / In the Albanian culture of the first decades of the 20th century,...
“During the fascist occupation, when Mustafa Kruja was Prime Minister, the largest parts of Kosovo, Dibra, and Chameria were united with Albania, because…” / Reflections of the renowned historian.
Part Two Memorie.al / Mustafa Merlika Kruja was born in 1887 in Krujë and had the opportunity to study -...
“Communist Albania is the only country in Europe to have executed three of its own record-holders in the sport of track and field: Biçaku, Guraziu, and A. Këllezi…” / Reflections of the renowned sports journalist.
Part Two Memorie.al To some, it may seem astonishing: a martyr who is also the first record-holder of a nation's sports!...
“Right after my father passed away in 1981, my brother Albert and I were notified to hand in our fanfare uniforms and were told not to attend any more concerts…” / The testimony of the son of Gjergj Bushi, the renowned musician from Durrës
Memorie.al / In the late 1970s, the Durrës Brass Band included, among others, three members with the same last name:...
Calendar January 3, 2026
1923 – Dies at the age of 39 in Lipnice, Jaroslav Hašek. Hašek was a writer, humorist, satirist, Bohemian journalist,...
“Without love there is no enthusiasm, there is no hope, no deed is accomplished; a sincere and deep love must be like those roses that…” / The love letters of Mit’had Frashëri to his Romanian beloved.
By Dr. Uran Butka Memorie.al / “A letter (the content of which we must not only feel, but also savor)...
“I joyfully present to you that the quarantine room, the clock tower, and the harbor checkpoint of the city of Durrës are…” / Where was the coastal city’s main landmark, and how did it disappear in 1907?
Memorie.al / If we visit Tirana, Kavaja, Elbasan, etc., we will notice something common among them: in the central squares...
“Mustafa Kruja accepted the Italian proposal to become Prime Minister after Italy agreed to make several concessions regarding Albanian autonomy, such as…” / Reflections of the renowned historian.
Part One Memorie.al / Mustafa Merlika Kruja was born in 1887 in Kruja and had the opportunity to study, thanks...
“Durrës, from every point of view, is the mother of all Albanian lands, deserving of having the importance of an European site… because…” / The 1919 letter from the city’s elite, advocating for it to remain the capital of Albania.
Memorie.al / This are how the elite of Durrës would paraphrase their city in a public letter sent to the...