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Wes F
May 12, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Very interesting & insightful book on the demise of Communism/socialism in Albania, through the eyes of the author who grew up there & saw the sad history that country unfolding. Of course, it wasn't over when the Soviet communist/socialist phase was finished--then new issues with "freedom" & "reintegration to Europe" befell the country, government, & people of this poor country. ...more
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