Vademecum Albania  

Year: 2022
Authors: Brisejda Lala, Oriada Dajko
Editor: Dr. Jonila Godole 

This guide is the first of its kind on Albania and a reference for the most important institutions and sites that focus on recognizing the country's historical past during the dictatorship period. The richest documentary fund for the study of this period is kept in the Central State Archive, in the Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the Central Archive of the Armed Forces, in the Archive of the Ministry of Interior and in the Authority for Information on SIGURIMI Files (AIDSSH). Another large fund of materials is found in typology archives, or private ones. Despite the fact that after the fall of the regime many libraries were destroyed and many books published during that period were burned, including the works of the dictator, in many libraries there are publications, periodicals and studies, which focus on this period of history. The guide will serve local and foreign history and social science scholars who encounter difficulties and lack of information on institutions focused on the communist past. History professors and teachers can find in this guide information on places that have references about this period. Students and pupils can refer to this material to be inspired for various history projects.