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 ...

These bunkers, locally known as "bunkerët," stand as stark reminders of Albania’s past under the oppressive rule of the communist leader Enver Hoxha. From the swinging '60s through the paranoid ...

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 ...