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.
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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
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