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The statue of Skenderbej in the central square of Tirana, 2005.

« t was after the war with Turkey. It was when Turkey occupied the country and ruled for five hundred years. This person Skenderbej was a hero then for Albania - if you have heard of him. He fought then for twenty-five years and prevented Turkey from advancing into Europe and from turning it upside down. They were saved by us. But they don’t recognize this fact in public. Nowadays they say it. I think only Austria and Italy say it. They say "Thanks to the Albanians we have this culture today. Thanks to the Albanians who kept the Turk out." And now, as I’ve heard, they’ve already made a film about it. »

Josephina (49, Albania )

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