10 Vjet Mbretni Explained

10 Vjet Mbretni
Author:Zoi Xoxa
Country:Albanian Kingdom
Language:Albanian
Genre:Guide book
Publisher:Ministry of Internal Affairs
Published:1938
Pages:344

10 Vjet Mbretni (English: "10 Years Reign") is a 1938 Albanian encyclopedic guide book authored by Zoi Xoxa that features aspects of daily life in the Albanian Kingdom.[1]

Overview

The book mainly focuses on the political and economic developments taking place in the Kingdom during its first 10 years of existence. Fragments in the book reflect the first meetings and decisions of the Constituent Assembly of 1928 and lists the laws adopted in this time.[2]

Other details in the book paint a flattering and somewhat exaggerating picture of King Zog's family origin and his youth. It mentions the Zogolli family tracing its roots all the way to Skanderbeg. The book further makes the assessment that Zog's exile in Vienna was a result of his characterization as a harmful element of Austro-Hungarian policy in Albania during the First World War.[3] [4]

Numerous illustrations and previously unpublished photographs in the book highlight the lives of Queen Geraldine and the princesses of the royal court.

The book was published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It contains 344 pages and originally cost 10 gold francs.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Xoxa . Zoi . 10 Vjet Mbretni. Google Books . 1938 . 19 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Boseta . Bashkim . Veprimtaria Parlamentare në Vitet e Monarkisë Shqiptare .
  3. Web site: Libri i 1938, detajet e panjohura të Mbretit Zog . Gazeta Panorama . 30 August 2013.
  4. Web site: Mile . Alma . Censorship during the reign of King Zog I of Albania . SCIREA . 6 July 2021.
  5. News: Dervishi . Kastriot . 95 vjetori i krijimit të Këshilli Kontrollues . Gazeta 55 . 25 May 2020.