Calendar March 01, 2026
1938 - Died at Gardone, aged 74, Gabriele D Annuncio. D Annuncio was an Italian poet, journalist, playwright, and soldier...
“Nexhip and Demir, while serving as soldiers in Vlorë, drank each other’s blood and became blood brothers; but when they met years later at Demir’s house, his mother told them…” / The shocking history of the family from Shals, Elbasan.
Memorie.al/In April of 1979, new soldiers arrived at our unit in Bestrova, Vlora. These were work battalions, they mainly mobilized...
“Enver Hoxha’s oath because of Stalin and why Communist Albania betrayed the Soviet Union after Khrushchev’s rise to power…?” / Reflections by the renowned Russian scholar.
By Dimitry Okunev - 55 years ago, Albania withdrew from the 'Warsaw Pact' - Memorie.al / Exactly 55 years...
“At the pier of Himara, a fishing vessel took on board several civilians and the non-commissioned officer of the border post, and set off toward Italy along with the police commander and three soldiers, who…” / Secret documents revealed from the “March Exodus” of ’91.
By DASHNOR KALOÇI Second part Memorie.al / Exactly 35 years ago, in mid-February 1991, thousands of Albanians from various cities...
“Around ‘Balli Kombëtar’, under its command, the flower of youth rushed forth; part of them were reaped while defending the Albanian tradition, others were…” /From the speech of Prof. Abaz Ermenji at the funeral of Mid’hat Frashëri, New York 1949.
By Prof. Abas ERMENJI Memorie.al/Who would have thought two months ago that today we would gather to commemorate the departed...
“The Chairman of the Council, Jaho Kasa, requested the Party Committee of Librazhd to release us from internment, while the sector’s norm-setter, Hamide Zhari, would come…” / The rare testimony of Destan Biçaku from the village of Letëm.
By Ali Buzra Part Fourteen - LIFE UNDER PRESSURE AND SUFFERING - (ASSESSMENTS, COMMENTS, NARRATIVES) Memorie.al / At...
Calendar February 28, 2026
1922 - The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a unilateral Declaration of Independence. Through this declaration, the...
“When I met Isabela and Zamira at the US Congress, they told me that their brother, Klement, had been…” / The mystery of the Islami sisters’ escape to Corfu in August 1984.
Memorie.al / While the Holocaust continues to occupy the minds and imaginations of writers and film directors throughout the civilized...
