Art & Culture
“When I told Kadare that; in my new book, which I’ve just finished, I’ve presented you as a negative character, he looked at me and…” / The testimony of the well-known writer, regarding the publication dedicated to the genius of Albanian letters.
By Lumnie Thaçi-Halili Part One Literary Research on the Book "Memories of the Time with Kadare" by Sulejman Mato; 'URA',...
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“Enver Hoxha’s communist dictatorship took the paintbrush from his hand and gave him the painter’s roller, thinking they had disarmed him, but he…” / The unknown story of the scenographer of the Durrës Theater, Zef Ujka
By Gëzim Kabashi Memorie.al / Some time ago, the Durrës stage artists celebrated the 61st anniversary of the establishment of...
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“During the day, the deceased is left in the women’s room, where they are mourned and wailed over, hence the saying has remained; ‘to wail with the low-landers,’ while ‘Lugati’ of Selita…” / The unknown wedding and funeral rites in Tirana families.
From Petrika GROSI Memorie.al / "In our areas, the wedding also starts on Thursday, when the doors of the houses...
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“The man who kept the nation with its head towards the West.”
By Mero Baze Albania is not ready to see Ismail Kadare off. It has been caught as if in a...
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“The discovery of the third volume of ‘Acta Albaniae…’ by Milan Šufflay in the State Archives of Tirana is a scientific and cultural sensation, because…” / Unknown facts about the famous albanologist who was killed by the Serbs.
Unbiasedness, Correctness, and Great Sympathy for the Albanian People Memorie.al / The unbiasedness, correctness, and great sympathy for the Albanian...
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“According to medieval portolans, the Albanian coast begins in the north with Tivarin, continuing south to the vicinity of Butrint, where the distances are given…” / The study of the Adriatic and Ionian seas in the books of foreign authors
By Prof. Dr. Aleksandër Meksi Memorie.al / It must be acknowledged that we still lack a comprehensive study, along with...
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“I beg Your Excellency, that this Enlightened Royal Government of Italy, grant me the necessary income for the reprinting of my work…”/ Fishta’s unknown letters to Mussolini are revealed
By Elsa Demo Memorie.al / Searching through the files of the first half of the 20th century, archival documents in...
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“It was Esat Pash Toptani, who in 1907, changed the ‘face’ of the ‘Old Bazaar’, asking Tirana merchants to adapt to the times, by…”/ The unknown history of Tirana, the ‘Missing City’!
By Doriana Musai Memorie.al / “Pazari i Ri”, located near the intersection of “Tefta Tashko” and “Hoxha Tahsim” streets, is...
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