In the heart of the capital, the villa of Albania's former dictator welcomes young artists from around the world, the country's latest step from its hermetic past to a rapidly evolving future. The ...
Albania was once a socialist backwater with just 1,265 cars in the whole country. And though living standards have improved ...
Once dubbed 'Europe's North Korea,' this country is now a stunning Mediterranean destination brimming with beautiful beaches, ...
Indeed, it was Hoxha who prompted my book: While in Albania, I wondered what it must be like to be his son or daughter. Let me remind you about the old man: Enver Hoxha ruled Albania from 1944 ...
Albania was once a socialist backwater with just 1,265 cars in the whole country. And though living standards have improved ...
However, 40 years after the death of communist dictator Enver Hoxha, Albania is, in many ways, looking to its distant past. A period of extreme isolationism from the 1940s to 1991 led the Balkan ...
During the Cold War, Albanian leader Enver Hoxha scattered a colony of 175,000 concrete bunkers across the country. This is ...
During his forty-year reign, the Albanian leader Enver Hoxha banned religion, forbade travel and outlawed private property. Any resistance to his rule was met with severe retribution, including ...
Beaches, crystal-clear waters, a laid-back Mediterranean atmosphere? Yes, and palm trees, cafés and restaurants, plus the ...
Despite these important achievements, a great deal remains to be done to overcome the brutal legacy of communist dictator Enver Hoxha. The complete absence under communism of independent courts ...