The end of Stalinist rule in Albania
In 1990 Albania鈥檚 communist government agreed to allow independent political parties following a wave of protests.
In 1990 Albania鈥檚 communist government agreed to allow independent political parties following a wave of protests. Lea Ypi was an 11 year old schoolgirl at the time and watched events with consternation 鈥� she was a firm believer in what she had been taught about communism at school, and an admirer of Stalin. But she soon discovered that her parents had a secret past that they had been afraid to reveal to her before 1990. Lea talks to Rob Walker about her life growing up inside the world鈥檚 last Stalinist state.
Picture: Lea Ypi as a child in Albania with her grandmother. (Credit: Photo provided by Lea Ypi)
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