Kristo Frashëri: He signed the Declaration of Independence THE DURRËS ACT IN OTTOMAN, HISTORIAN EQREM ZENELAJ HANDED IT TO BERISHA • The well-known historian: Kristaq Rama was a patriot in Durrës, grandfather of sculptor Kristaq • Historian Kristaq Prifti: In the act of 26-27 November 1912, the name of Kristaq Rama appears By FATMIR NIKOLLI Kristaq Rama, the great-grandfather of the head of the opposition, Edi Rama, signed the Declaration of Independence in Durrës. It was historian Kristaq Prifti who first mentioned that the Durrës Declaration appears to have also been signed by Kristaq Rama, but as far as... Continues on page 11 (In the photo:) Historian Eqrem Zenelaj handing the prime minister a copy of the Durrës Independence document, proclaimed on 26-27 November 1912

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Today’s Opinion By ANDREA MUÇO A rather worrying issue, but one that is not often made public, is the safety of dams, especially those dams whose reservoirs are blocked. ... Dams and a comparison between two 8-year-olds Continues on page 12

Today’s Opinion By ALFRED CAKO These days we learned that the Ministry of Finance has published the names of 202 people from among the former political persecuted, who will receive the installment.... The prophecy of Erjon Braçe Continues on page 13

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MOSAICO 25th anniversary of his death, a look at the “great master” or the “local poet” Could the myth of Lasgush be exaggerated? The Wound of Odysseus by Auerbach/ Lala by Le Clézio/ Visual Arts: Sistine Chapel By BEN ANDONI The lack of a serious monograph and a complete, extensive bibliography makes it difficult for researchers to understand and shed light on the work of Lasgush Poradeci. But one thing at least is clear: Is his work read? Does it still have any aesthetic value today? Can it perhaps nourish aesthetic feelings and be enjoyed by the public? To tell the truth, he is far from the tastes of the public. To say nothing of being very outdated. This master of words belongs to the time in which he lived, and that is all. In the memories of his contemporaries we do not find many things. The last, which sheds more light, and which reveals more or less a Lasgush quite close to what one might imagine, are the memoirs of the scholar Nasho Jorgaqi (a contemporary of his), ... Supplement

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