Artwork in Albania: The process of transformation from propaganda tool before the 90s to JT tool after the 90s Thus referred to the observation of the newspaper “Në shërbim të popullit/ In the service of the people”40 during the period 1970-1980 (118 numbers) there are 67 articles identifying three main phenomena: first, the use of art in the service of the state party (With titles: “Literature and art as powerful tools for communist education and our duties”41; “Strong ideological weapon for the protection of Marxism – Leninism and the revolutionary triumph”42; “Vigilance theme in the fine arts”43; “The most beautiful songs of the Party”44; “Their heroism inspires us”45; “Vigilance theme in the pages of a novel”46; “Reflection of the class struggle in the pages of a novel”47; “The great source of inspiration (party) for our artists”48); secondly, the public criticism which shaped the public pressure by denouncing the examples considered negative (illustration of titles “Thoughts for an artistic activity”49; “Review”50); and third the promotional articles (illustration: “Competition of the athletic groups”51; “Girl with red ribbons”52; “Literary-art competition within the 35th anniversary of liberation”53; “35 Years of Peoples Theatre”54; “It was released the first volume of the book of Comrade Enver Hoxha “Notes for Cine”55; “Work with great political, ideological and military importance by Mehmet Shehu”56). In the “Zëri i popullit” (VoicePof people) daily newspaper are published poems as artistic form dedicated to the party and cartoons representing ironically the so-called “enemies” and denigrate the foreign countries. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. Newspaper published by the Ministry of the Interior during 1967-1990 IPS, 4 Aril, 1975, p.8 IPS, 2 Febrary, 1979, p.3 IPS, 3 Mrch, 1981, p. 26 IPS, 6 une, 1978, p.40 IPS, 1 Janary, 1978, p. 11 IPS, 12 Deceber, 1982, p. 31 IPS, 9 Septeber, 1977, p.33 IPS, 2 Febrary, 1977, p. 4 IPS, 12 Janary, 1979, p. 12 IPS, 4 Aril, 1977, p. 29 IPS, 12 December 1982, p. 26 IPS, 3 March 1979, p. 22 IPS, 4 Aril, 1979, p. 32 IPS, 6 May 1979, p. 24, 25 IPS, 6 June,1978, p.6 IPS, 7 July 1981, p.4,5 153

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