Choose Albanian works to scan and put online

[Mrdie]

I've decided that CivFanatics is going to be one of the few forums which will be able to vote on what Albanian works they'd like to see put online. If you want to know why, I... don't have an answer, but still.

Already quite a few Albanian works are online. Anything scanned from this list will end up here: http://www.scribd.com/jhamelin_2/documents

Other scanned Albanian works are here: http://www.enverhoxha.ru/ (note English-language works here and here)

To get some background on the Albanian materials, see:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet–Albanian_split
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Albanian_split

To vote simply pick up to three titles from this list you'd like to see scanned. The scanning process will begin in December.

* State Social Insurance in the People's Republic of Albania (1963)
* Ideological Aggression and the Struggle Against It
* Health Service in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1984)
* Demographic Development in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1985)
* The Enver Hoxha University of Tirana (1985)
* Academy of Sciences of the PSR of Albania (1990)
* The Further Improvement of the Economic and Financial Legislation in the PSR of Albania (1990)
* The Belgrade Revisionist Clique: Renegades from Marxism-Leninism and Agents of Imperialism
* 40 Years of Socialist Albania: Statistical Data on the Development of the Economy and Culture (1984)
* Agriculture in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (by Kozma Skarço, 1984)
* Albania: A Geographical View (1986)
* With Stalin (by Hoxha, 1984)
* Fundamental Aspects of the Albanian National and Democratic Movement in the Years 1913-1920
* The Proclamation of Independence of Albania: A Great Turning Point in the History of the Albanian People
* National Forces Against Imperialist Dictate in the Organization of the Albanian State, 1912-1914
* Problems of the Formation of the Albanian People, Their Language and Culture (1984)
* Questions of the Albanian Folklore (1963)
* Socio-Political Studies (apparently five volumes from 1984-88)
* Albanian Contemporary Prose (1963)
* Selected Albanian Songs and Sketches (of Migjeni)
* An Outline of Albanian Literature (1964)
* For a More Correct Conception of National Culture (1985)
* Electrification in the People's Republic of Albania (1968)
* Our Friends Ask... (by Harilla Papajorgji, 1970)
* Answers to Questions about Albania (1969)
* The Autobiography of the People in Verse (by Ismail Kadare, 1987)
* Report on the Activity of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania: Held at the 4th Congress of the PLA on February 13th, 1961 (by Hoxha)
* Report on the Directives of the Fifth Congress of the Party of Labor of Albania (1966, by Mehmet Shehu)
* Directives of the 8th Congress of the PLA for the 7th Five-Year Plan (1981-1985) of Economic and Cultural Development of the PSR of Albania (1982, by Shehu)
* Report on the Directives of the 9th Congress of the Party for the 8th Five-Year Plan, 1986-1990 (1986, by Adil Çarçani)
* Everlasting Friendship: From the Visit of the Delegation of the Party of Labour and Government of the People's Republic of Albania to the People's Republic of China from April 26 to May 11, 1966
* Albania's Foreign Policy: Speech to the United Nations General Assembly (1979)
* Statistical Yearbook of P.S.R. of Albania (1990)
* Comrade Hysni Kapo's Speech at the Higher Party School of the Chinese Communist Party (1966)
* The Speech Delivered to the Solemn Meeting on the Occasion of the 45-th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution (1962, by Kapo)
* Communist and Workers' Parties and Marxist-Leninist groups greet the fifth congress of the Party of Labor of Albania held in Tirana from November 1 to November 8, 1966
* Pages from the History of the Labor Youth Union of Albania
* The Capitalist Nature of the Jugoslav "workers Self-managemetn" in the Light of the VIIIth Congress of the League of Jugoslav Communists
* The Truth about the Plight of the Albanians in Jugoslavia
* Shameful Failure of the Political and Economic System Of Titoite Yugoslavia
* The Soviet Revisionist Clique Moves at a Quick Pace Toward the Re-Establishment of Capitalism (1967)
* Where is Czechoslovakia Heading For? (1968)
* All-Round Degeneration and Disintegration in the Countries and Parties Ruled By the Revisionists (1968)
* Problems of the Anti-fascist National Liberation War of the Albanian People and the Socialist Construction in the PSR of Albania (1983)
* On the Experience of the National-Liberation War and on the Development of the National Army (by Mehmet Shehu, 1978)
* About the Events in Kosova (1981)
* * What the Kosovars Say and Demand: Collection of Studies, Articles, Interviews and Commentaries (three volumes, 1990-1991)
* Education in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1985)
* The Well-Being of the Albanian People and Some Factors and Ways for Its Continuous Improvement (1984)
* Socialist Albania on the Road to Industrialization (1978)
* National Conference Dedicated to the Immortal Work of Comrade Enver Hoxha (1985)
* Problems of the Current World Development (1979)
* The Ideas of Marxism-Leninism Will Triumph on the Revisionism
* Oppose Modern Revisionism and Uphold Marxism-Leninism and the Unity of the International Communist Movement
* The National Conference on Problems of the Development on the Economy in the 7th Five-Year Plan
* Mujo Ulqinaku (by Moikom Zeqo)
* The Social Class Structure of the Working Class in Albania (1978)
* What "gifts" are the Italian Revisionists Taking with Them to Their XIth Congress?
* The Construction of the Economic Base of Socialism and Its Perfection in the PSR of Albania (1982)
* The Family in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1984)
* The Family and its Structure in the PSR of Albania (1990)
* The Earthquake of April 15, 1979 and the Elimination of Its Consequences
* The 5th Congress of the Democratic Front of Albania (speeches by Hoxha and Alia, 1979)
* The 8th Congress of the Women's Union of Albania (1978)
* On Some Aspects of the Problem of the Albanian Woman (speeches by Hoxha and Alia, 1967)
* The Albanian Woman: A Great Force of the Revolution (1978)
* The Woman in Albanian Literature (1965)
* On the Road of the Emancipation of the Albanian Woman: Papers Read in the Session Held on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the 1st Congress of the Anti-fascist Women's Union of Albania (Berat, 4 November 1984)
=====Ramiz Alia====
* An Address to the Meeting Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Death of J.V. Stalin (1963)
* Policy in the Service of Socialism and the Freedom and Independence of the Homeland (1983)
* Enver Hoxha and His Work Will Live for Ever (1985)
* The Correct Line of the Party, the Source of Our Victories (1985)
* Albania Will Always Advance on the Road of Socialism (1985)
* The Working Class: The Steel Pillar of Our Socialist Albania: Address to the 10th Congress of the Trade Unions of Albania, June 25, 1987

 

[Gary Childress]

I vote for:

Albania's Foreign Policy: Speech to the United Nations General Assembly (1979)
Answers to Questions about Albania (1969)
Questions of the Albanian Folklore (1963)

These would look like worthwhile texts to me. Will they also be translated into English? I'm afraid it's the only language I am comfortable with. Otherwise they look like wonderful titles. Just be sure no harm comes from them. I mean there are copyright laws and stuff. And there are also human welfare considerations to take into account. I wish you the best in your endeavor. And thank you for posting in English!

 

[Mrdie]

These are all Albanian works which were given official translations into English and published by either the Naim Frashëri or 8 Nëntori state publishing houses from the 1960's till 1990. None of them are copyrighted.

The government that was responsible for the publication of all these works stopped existing in 1991, so no Albanian will get in trouble for any of these scans.

 

[Gary Childress]

These are all Albanian works which were given official translations into English and published by either the Naim Frashëri or 8 Nëntori state publishing houses from the 1960's till 1990. None of them are copyrighted.

The government that was responsible for the publication of all these works stopped existing in 1991, so no Albanian will get in trouble for any of these scans.

I am glad you will not get into trouble. And I am glad that these works are being posted. I'm sure their authors will be pleased that their works survive. I am sorry if I sound in a way that you need to stick your tongue out at me. Sticking your tongue out can be playful and fun but it is also not always polite in my culture. There are appropriate times to stick out your tongue and inappropriate times. If someone is picking on you then you may stick out your tongue. If someone is explaining something to you then it is not appropriate. This is called "FYI" = For Your Information. It is not always easy to tell when someone is picking on you versus when they are explaining. That is a fundamental problem in communication. Sometimes it is necessary to pick and sometimes it is necessary to explain. You should only pick on someone if they are doing something terribly wrong. If they are just mistaken then it is best to explain.

Would you agree?

 

[Mrdie]

Yes, my bad.

 

[Gary Childress]

Yes, my bad.

It is OK. I am not perfect either. But I wish the best for everyone, even though I play and act silly sometimes.

Also it is often hard for me to stay focused on something. Sometimes I do things and I am not aware I am doing something wrong. For instance I may act arrogant at times. This could be because I have studied philosophy. Philosophy is not taught in American public schools. So most Americans are ignorant of it until they encounter it for the first time. They do not realize that philosophy is a wonderful thing and so they do not teach it in our public schools, at least not the ones I went to. They teach the sciences like physics, biology, psychology, sociology and anthropology but they don't know how to use those sciences for the purpose of good because they have not studied philosophy, the most important discipline of all. It is sad that so many Americans don't understand philosophy. They would benefit greatly from it.

Do you understand what I say? Your English appears to be very good so I hope you do. I wish I could speak your language but it is hard for me to learn, especially so many different languages out there.

I guess I should ask, are you from Albania? Or am I being silly now as well?

 

[Mrdie]

I'm an American, I just have an undue interest in Albanian history.

 

[plarq]

Me too, I'm interested in Albanian history under communist rule due to my interest in People's Republic of China's foreign policy and Sino-Albanian relation, and Sino-Albanian split.

 

[Mrdie]

Me too, I'm interested in Albanian history under communist rule due to my interest in People's Republic of China's foreign policy and Sino-Albanian relation, and Sino-Albanian split.

If you have any questions about Albania from 1912 onwards feel free to ask.

 

[Borachio]

I met an Albanian, this year, who had to leave Albania in 1992. He was in the army. And when the unrest broke out as a result of disappointment with reforms, the police ran off leaving the army to control some major rioting. All army members had agreed on what my friend called an unofficial pact: that they wouldn't open fire on their own people.

I remember seeing some video of four Albanian soldiers with riot shields, backed up against a wall, getting absolutely pelted with stones by rioters.

Anyway, when things had settled down a bit, the government decided to court martial all the soldiers who had "so plainly failed to bring the rioters under control", and charge them with treason. Which bore (and probably still does) the death penalty.

So my friend, and his family, smuggled themselves out of the country by boat at night.

They intended going to Holland. But the next thing they knew they'd been disembarked in England (for no known reason). No money. No English. At all. When he went and got a job on a building site, he told me, they'd ask him to go and get a shovel, for example, and he'd come back with a paving slab. They had to keep drawing him pictures of things.

I think it's all be sorted out now, and he could go back, but his daughters have settled in England by this time.

 

[Mrdie]

Bumping this. Next bump will be on the 25th.

The History of the Party of Labour of Albania was put online on the 5th, which presents the Party's view of itself from the 40s till 1980: http://www.enverhoxha.ru/Archive_of...y_of_labour_of_albania_second_edition_eng.pdf

 

[ZeekLTK]

These ones sounded interesting to me:

* Ideological Aggression and the Struggle Against It
* The Proclamation of Independence of Albania: A Great Turning Point in the History of the Albanian People
* National Forces Against Imperialist Dictate in the Organization of the Albanian State, 1912-1914
* Education in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1985)

 

[Terxpahseyton]

At the moment I am studying the GDR (Socialist East Germany) and I in general could appreciate any works which shed a light on how socialism worked in Albania because that may make for an interesting comparison. For instance:
- The functional role of red ideology as made use of by the ruling class.
- Economic concepts and their implementation.
- The academic environment and academic progress with regards to red theory in general, economics specifically.
- The organization and development of society in general, how that refers to red ideology and its political functional role specifically.

 

[Mrdie]

Out of 78 votes from 11 different communities, the following are the results:

* Questions of the Albanian Folklore (1963) [14 votes]
* 40 Years of Socialist Albania: Statistical Data on the Development of the Economy and Culture (1984) [11 votes]
* Selected Albanian Songs and Sketches (of Migjeni) [8 votes]
* With Stalin (by Hoxha, 1984) [7 votes]
* Shameful Failure of the Political and Economic System Of Titoite Yugoslavia [7 votes]
* The Albanian Woman: A Great Force of the Revolution (1978) [7 votes]

* Agriculture in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (by Kozma Skarço, 1984) [6 votes]
* State Social Insurance in the People's Republic of Albania (1963) [6 votes]
* Statistical Yearbook of P.S.R. of Albania (1990) [6 votes]
* Where is Czechoslovakia Heading For? (1968) [6 votes]

* Problems of the Current World Development (1979) [5 votes]
* The Social Class Structure of the Working Class in Albania (1978) [5 votes]
* Albanian Contemporary Prose (1963) [5 votes]
* The Belgrade Revisionist Clique: Renegades from Marxism-Leninism and Agents of Imperialism [4 votes]
* Ideological Aggression and the Struggle Against It [4 votes]
* Health Service in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1984) [4 votes]
* For a More Correct Conception of National Culture (1985) [4 votes]
* Electrification in the People's Republic of Albania (1968) [4 votes]
* The Capitalist Nature of the Jugoslav "workers Self-management" in the Light of the VIIIth Congress of the League of Jugoslav Communists [4 votes]
* The Woman in Albanian Literature (1965) [4 votes]
* On Some Aspects of the Problem of the Albanian Woman (speeches by Hoxha and Alia, 1967) [4 votes]
* The Family in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1984) [4 votes]

* Demographic Development in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1985) [3 votes]
* National Forces Against Imperialist Dictate in the Organization of the Albanian State, 1912-1914 [3 votes]
* Comrade Hysni Kapo's Speech at the Higher Party School of the Chinese Communist Party (1966) [3 votes]
* About the Events in Kosova (1981) [3 votes]
* What "gifts" are the Italian Revisionists Taking with Them to Their XIth Congress? [3 votes]
* Oppose Modern Revisionism and Uphold Marxism-Leninism and the Unity of the International Communist Movement [3 votes]
* On the Road of the Emancipation of the Albanian Woman: Papers Read in the Session Held on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the 1st Congress of the Anti-fascist Women's Union of Albania (Berat, 4 November 1984) [3 votes]
* The 8th Congress of the Women's Union of Albania (1978) [3 votes]

* Albania: A Geographical View (1986) [2 votes]
* The Construction of the Economic Base of Socialism and Its Perfection in the PSR of Albania (1982) [2 votes]
* The Family and its Structure in the PSR of Albania (1990) [2 votes]
* Fundamental Aspects of the Albanian National and Democratic Movement in the Years 1913-1920 [2 votes]
* The Proclamation of Independence of Albania: A Great Turning Point in the History of the Albanian People [2 votes]
* An Outline of Albanian Literature (1964) [2 votes]
* Answers to Questions about Albania (1969) [2 votes]
* Socialist Albania on the Road to Industrialization (1978) [2 votes]
* The Soviet Revisionist Clique Moves at a Quick Pace Toward the Re-Establishment of Capitalism (1967) [2 votes]
* What the Kosovars Say and Demand: Collection of Studies, Articles, Interviews and Commentaries (three volumes, 1990-1991) [2 votes]
* Education in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1985) [2 votes]
* The Working Class: The Steel Pillar of Our Socialist Albania: Address to the 10th Congress of the Trade Unions of Albania, June 25, 1987 (by Ramiz Alia) [2 votes]
* The Well-Being of the Albanian People and Some Factors and Ways for Its Continuous Improvement (1984) [2 votes]
* Albania's Foreign Policy: Speech to the United Nations General Assembly (1979) [2 votes]
* Enver Hoxha and His Work Will Live for Ever (1985, by Ramiz Alia) [2 votes]

* Our Friends Ask... (by Harilla Papajorgji, 1970) [1 vote]
* The Further Improvement of the Economic and Financial Legislation in the PSR of Albania (1990) [1 vote]
* Socio-Political Studies (apparently five volumes from 1984-88) [1 vote]
* Problems of the Formation of the Albanian People, Their Language and Culture (1984) [1 vote]
* The Autobiography of the People in Verse (by Ismail Kadare, 1987) [1 vote]
* Everlasting Friendship: From the Visit of the Delegation of the Party of Labour and Government of the People's Republic of Albania to the People's Republic of China from April 26 to May 11, 1966 [1 vote]
* The Truth about the Plight of the Albanians in Jugoslavia [1 vote]
* Mujo Ulqinaku (by Moikom Zeqo) [1 vote]
* The Correct Line of the Party, the Source of Our Victories (1985, by Ramiz Alia) [1 vote]
* Albania Will Always Advance on the Road of Socialism (1985, by Ramiz Alia) [1 vote]

 

[Glassfan]

The True History of the People's Struggle Against Moose and Squirrel. 1965-1969.