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Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilapi... [read more]
Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilapi... [read more] Blog: The End of the Road
Date: April 21st 2006
Albania is a country which has intrigued me for a long time. Like Belarus, I felt that I had to step off the backpackers trail and go there just because it was a place that had interested me for so long. As in previous blogs, I apologise for me brief and perhaps inaccurate history but again I feel it necessary to understand a little before you read on. After centuries of Ottoman rule Albania m ... read more
Date: April 21st 2006
Albania is a country which has intrigued me for a long time. Like Belarus, I felt that I had to step off the backpackers trail and go there just because it was a place that had interested me for so long. As in previous blogs, I apologise for me brief and perhaps inaccurate history but again I feel it necessary to understand a little before you read on. After centuries of Ottoman rule Albania m ... read more
