Many Albanians in Yugoslavia came to see Albania as a promised land, but Albania’s treatment of ethnic Albanian writers and artists from outside its borders was often brutal.

In Albania, a dictator's home provides inspiration for the arts In the heart of the capital, the villa of Albania's former dictator welcomes young artists from around the world, the country's latest ...

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The home of Albania’s late communist dictator Enver Hoxha is hosting international artists fascinated by the long-ruling ...

Nita Deda, manager of Art Explora, poses for a photo in Villa 31 where the late communist dictator Enver Hoxha, once a symbol ...

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Souvenirs are displayed for sale including mugs with the face of former Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha as tourist attractions in a open market on November 4, 2022 in Tirana, Albania. The United ...

Bunkers and beyond: Albania’s fascinating history has shaped its character in unique ways. Much of it stems from the decades of isolation under the repressive regime of Enver Hoxha. Hoxha prepared the ...

It also saw Albania descend into the bitter civil conflict from which emerged Enver Hoxha’s ruthless Communist regime. Commander of Albania’s wartime partisan movement, Hoxha was to be entrenched as ...

Beaches, crystal-clear waters, a laid-back Mediterranean atmosphere? Yes, and palm trees, cafés and restaurants, plus the evening ritual of the xhiro.

Albania’s radical former leader, Enver Hoxha, was among them. So scared was he of being invaded that the isolationist dictator dedicated half of his iron-clad 40-year rule to the countrywide ...