Calendar February 8, 2026
1924 - The first execution in a U.S. state takes place in Nevada. The first person executed was a Cino-American...
“The behavior of the partisans from Albania in Kosovo is brutal; old men are taken hostage, being coerced: either they bring their sons, or they will not be released. Food is demanded through imposition, meats and…”! / The unknown history of the “Anti-fascist War.”
Memorie.al / The support of the Yugoslav Communist Party (YCP) for the Albanian Communist Party (APC) was aimed more at...
“After the war, Alizoti was offered to become a member of the A.P.C. (Albanian Communist Party) and be sent to work in Tirana, but he did not accept this condition, and in July 1947, he was arrested…” / The unknown story of the famous bookseller of Gjirokastra.
Part Two Excerpts from the book: ‘ALIZOT EMIRI - The Man, the Library, and the Noble Soul’ A FEW...
“It was Enver Hoxha at the head of the APC (Albanian Communist Party), who cursed ‘Mukje’, who remained silent about the Tivar massacre, who sent partisan units to…” / Reflections on the book ‘The Unfinished National Ideal’ by Hysni Shaqiri.
Memorie.al / Throughout my entire journalistic body of work dedicated to the unresolved national issue, published both in the daily...
“The flag that Ismail Qemali raised in Vlora was a red cloth, three meters long and two meters wide, which was purchased from a merchant named Diamant and sewn…” / The rare testimony of Zog’s former minister.
Memorie.al / Petro Poga were born in 1850, in Erind of Gjirokastra, where he also attended his first lessons. Later,...
“After two hours of searching through the snow, a second avalanche suddenly struck, breaking off from the other side of Meçek Mountain and sweeping away everything in its path…” / The unknown side of the Fekeni tragedy, February 6, ’81.
Memorie.al / Years and decades will pass, but that grave event, which I witnessed firsthand, will never be forgotten…! On...
“Imer Spahiu from Kolesjan, in 1948, was caught fleeing to Yugoslavia, his brother, Neziri, in France, with hostile activity, his nephew Ramadani and his cousin, Lutfiu…”/ Decision of the Internment-Deportation Commission, 1967
By Dashnor Kaloçi Part twelve Memorie.al / From 1944, when it came to power, until the end of 1990, the...
Calendar February 7, 2026
1904 - A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland, destroying over 2,000 buildings in 30 hours. Much of the destroyed area...
“Marije Logoreci created a gallery of characters that remain a reference for every actor, as she interpreted roles…”/ The unknown history of the legend of the Albanian stage and cinematography.
Memorie.al / On the anniversary of Marije Logoreci's passing (June 19, 1988), we remember one of the most representative figures...
![“When the party secretary told me: ‘Why are you going to the city? Your comrades are harvesting wheat in the [voluntary] action, where the Party and Comrade Enver call them, while you wander about; they are fighting in Vietnam,’ I…”/ Reflections of the writer from Vlora.](https://memorie.al/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/admin-ajax-4-350x250.jpg)
“When the party secretary told me: ‘Why are you going to the city? Your comrades are harvesting wheat in the [voluntary] action, where the Party and Comrade Enver call them, while you wander about; they are fighting in Vietnam,’ I…”/ Reflections of the writer from Vlora.
Memorie.al / I were a student and were in the village for the long summer holidays. In this case, the...