Past and present, ancient and modern, young and old, Muslim and Christian, rich and poor, north and south, urban and rural, monarchist and socialist: the extremes of Albanian society are vivid, it’s tensions palpable. But Albania is not “another Yugoslavia:” it is more like a tensegrity framework, a stable structure of rigid poles positioned in space - and linked together by flexible cables. The cables are stressed but, barring catastrophe, they will not snap. …showed first 75 words of 2252 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2252 total… program of the Democratic Party, is the best way for the successful revival of their poverty-stricken country. Albania is endowed with considerable mineral resources and has a young, dynamic population, eager to join the rest of the world. Now as it enters the post dictatorship phase, it desperately needs the assistance and friendship of the outside world. Without that assistance, Albania’s fledgling democracy may be doomed. ( eastern Europe in revolution) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**