(Ebook) Our Enver by Ramiz Alia

(Ebook) Our Enver by Ramiz Alia

Ramiz Alia 1925-2011 "The idea of writing about the figure of Enver Hoxha, of putting down on paper those indelible impressions and recollections of this outstanding man of the Albanian nation, of our beloved teacher, which are ever in my heart and mind, has always seemed to me a very difficult task.
He was a great leader, who was engaged in extremely intensive, uninterrupted political and social activity which extends over more than half a century, who accomplished a many-sided theoretical work and had an acute mind, which he put totally in the service of the revolution. Confronted with such a personality of work and knowledge it is not easy to find the appropriate words, in  every instance, to single out the characteristic features among the endless variety of his outstanding qualities and values.
For more than four decades I had the privilege of working beside him, of going through major events of our recent history, as well as commonplace happenings of everyday life, together with him. We first met in the heat of the when he was leading the people in the great epic of national liberation. I consider myself greatly fortunate because, right from the first day of freedom, I had direct social and working contacts with him. While from 1960, for 25 years on end, as a member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee and one of his close collaborators, the daily contacts with Enver were a real school for me.In all these years of struggle, work, successes and difficulties, I have seen him in the most varied states of mind: happy and enthused over every victory achieved; indignant and severe towards any weakness or injustice, especially towards any enemy or hostile activity; sympathetic and concerned towards rank-and-file people and comrades; unyielding in the face of difficulties; optimistic and clear-minded in any situation..."