First Starting as People's Republic of Albania then after the Sino-Albanian Split finally Called Itself the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, with its First Leader Enver Hoxha who Believe in an Orthodox variant of Marxist-Leninism with Anti-Revisionism as a main doctrine

Albania would eventually fall to Revisionism and Capitalist Encirclement in 1991

Here are some of Hoxha's works

And Here is a Documentary of Socialist Albania by the American Party of Labor (Hoxhaist party)

part 1

part 2

part 3

The State and Revolution

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The Conquest of Bread

AMAC and ACAB, sort by new

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  • TheBazguy2 [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Not knowing very much about Hoxha or anything about Albania actually, reading very briefly just the statement increased literacy from 5% to 95% in about 20 years is one of the like starkest most hopeful stats I've seen regarding socialist reforms. If someone can tell me more about Albania, and how its done unbiased since the Soviets fall I'd be very greateful.

    • zukai12_ [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      After the fall of Communism (not Soviets, Albania and the USSR had a rocky relationship), Pyramid schemes and Mafia gained huge influence in the economy

      GDP fell enormously during the 90s leading to mass emigration and it's still one of the poorest nations in Europe

      The current influence of Mafia on both Albania and diaspora is huge unfortunately

      • Multihedra [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I had a student who was from Albania, this was during my years as a lib. Looking back I have no idea what his politics were, but he did have a tattoo of that double-headed bird (I assume the symbol predates the communist period). He was probably born in the mid 90s.

        One class took the course particularly hard and a group of students did everything they could to try and get me in trouble; he was in that group.

        That is the extent of my experience with Albania and Albanian expats