The False Apocalypse: From Stalinism to Capitalism

by Fatos Lubonja

This unique and disturbing work concerns the events of 1997, a tragic year in the history of post-communist Albania. After the world's most isolated country emerged from Stalinist dictatorship and opened to capitalism, many people fell prey to fraudsters who invited them to invest in so-called 'pyramid schemes'. At the start of 1997, these pyramids crumbled one after another causing wide-spead demonstrations and protests. The conflict became increasingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908236191
• ISBN13: 9781908236197
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Istros Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"