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“Many churches and mosques are being abandoned and falling into ruin; let no construction be done on them. Some may be converted into museum works, if the people so desire; others shall become warehouses…” — Enver Hoxha’s Order, 1967.
By Dr. Genti Kruja Part One Memorie.al / February 6th marked approximately 60 years since Enver Hoxha’s speech that raised...
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“It would be better for these sick people to stay in prisons than to be transported up and down, to provide them with wood, food, and the strength to maintain them…”/ Minister Josif Pashko’s letter, December 1955, is revealed
Memorie.al / They could have been intellectuals, translators, artists, writers, physicists, engineers, doctors, lawyers, professors, etc., but after the loss...
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“The men of the Cakrani family were signatories of the Independence and ministers in Ismail Qemali’s government; however, they not only refused to accept salaries, but…” / Reflections from the USA by the well-known poet and writer.
Memorie.al / We believe and say that the Homeland is like a big family, but likewise, there are also great...
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“In 1995, I met Julian Amery at his home in London, and he told me: why Josif Broz Tito refused to overthrow Enver Hoxha and…”?! / The narrative from England by the well-known Albanian journalist.
- An Unknown Portrait of Julian Amery: The Sworn Enemy of Communism in Albania, Whose Brother Was Sentenced to Death...
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“Before December 18, ’81, my sister Marjeta and Bashkim went to a fortune teller on the outskirts of Tirana to read the coffee cup; she told them: a coffin…” / The rare testimony of Niko Velça regarding the tragic fate of the Shehu family.
By Gëzim Kabashi Part Two Memorie.al / Nikolla Velço will never forget the third weekend of December 1981. He was...
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“Foqi Skendi told me that when they brought Kuteli to the Vloçisht prison camp, they locked him in a pigsty…” / The tragic story of the famous writer and translator.
Memorie.al / I shared a friendship with Mitrush Kuteli that lasted almost a decade (1958 - 1967). He - a...
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