This country’s Cold War paranoia left it riddled with ... a bunker near the Ministry of Interior has been repurposed as a museum — Bunk'Art 2 — dedicated to showcasing Albania's Cold War period.

In the Republic of Albania in Southeast Europe, more than 750,000 pillboxes were built between the 1960s and 1980s, and some still remain today. Land of the Giant Mushrooms: Albania's 750,000 Cold ...

JordenTually. Why Does Albania has OVER 170,000 Bunkers? Posted: March 14, 2025 | Last updated: March 14, 2025. We dive into the fascinating and somewhat unusual history of Albania's bunkers !

Once a Cold War base that would have been the pride of James Bond villains, an Albanian island is set for an overhaul after Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump unveiled plans to revamp its wild beauty.

Albania, a member of NATO, and other countries in the alliance, he said, had no choice but to take any hint of Russian skulduggery seriously. “This is the situation imposed by Russia,” he added.

After Albania drew close to the Soviet Union, following World War II, the island became a military outpost for hundreds of Albanian soldiers as well as antiaircraft batteries supplied by Russia.

Home of a dictator: The home of Albania's communist former leader Enver Hoxha in central Tirana.Hoxha's Cold War paranoia led to the construction of hundreds of thousands of bunkers across the country ...

This country’s Cold War paranoia left it riddled with ... a bunker near the Ministry of Interior has been repurposed as a museum — Bunk'Art 2 — dedicated to showcasing Albania's Cold War period.