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The traditional architecture of Albania almost disappeared during the Stalinist dictatorship of 1944– 1990. The old towns and bazaars of Tirana and many other urban centers were demolished and replaced by socialist prestige objects or uniform housing blocks.
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This increased to 57 percent in 1990, with a male literacy...
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t. e. Albanian culture or the culture of Albanians ( Albanian: kultura shqiptare [kultuˈɾa ʃcipˈtaɾɛ]) is a term that embodies the artistic, culinary, literary, musical, political and social elements that are representative of ethnic Albanians, which implies not just Albanians of the country of Albania but also Albanians of Kosovo, North ...
Jun 28, 2023 · After World War Two, Albania became a Stalinist state under Enver Hoxha, and remained staunchly isolationist until its transition to democracy after 1990. The 1992 elections ended 47 years of...
May 23, 2024 · Albania, country in southern Europe, located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula on the Strait of Otranto, the southern entrance to the Adriatic Sea. The capital city is Tirana ( Tiranë ). Albanians refer to themselves as shqiptarë —often taken to mean “sons of eagles,” though it may well refer to “those associated with the ...
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Abstract. Until the late 1980s, Albania was one of the least known countries in the world and virtually inaccessible to foreigners. Most studies on Eastern Europe lacked reliable and complete...
The communist regime collapsed in 1990, and the former communist Party of Labour of Albania was routed in elections in March 1992, amid economic collapse and social unrest. The unstable economic situation led to an Albanian diaspora, mostly to Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Germany and North America during the 1990s.
In the early 1990s, Albania was the poorest country in Europe, and the troubled political crises of 1990, 1991 and 1992 were accompanied by a difficult economic situation (Gëdeshi & Jorgoni, 2012). It was in this context, and precisely during this period, that Albania began experiencing international and internal migration.
