''Studime Historike'' ("Historical Studies") is a scientific magazine on

albanology Albanology, also known as Albanian studies, is an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the language, costume, literature, art, culture and history of Albanians. Within the studies the scientific methods of literature, linguis ...

. It is published by the Institute of History, part of the

Centre of Albanological Studies The Academy of Albanological Studies ( sq, Akademia e Studimeve Albanologjike) is the main institution of albanology in Albania. History The Academy of Albanological Studies started as part of the reconstruction and modernization of the Albanian ...

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

.
It is profilised as a bulletin short studies or articles dealing with

Albanian history The history of Albania forms a part of the history of Europe. During classical antiquity, Albania was home to several Illyrian tribes such as the Ardiaei, Albanoi, Amantini, Enchele, Taulantii and many others, but also Thracian and Greek tribes ...

, from

antiquity Antiquity or Antiquities may refer to: Historical objects or periods Artifacts *Antiquities, objects or artifacts surviving from ancient cultures Eras Any period before the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) but still within the histo ...

to nowadays. Beside historical thematic, it publishes studies presented in scientific events as conferences and symposiums, archival documents, pieces of historical memoirs and materials, information of scientific activities organised by the Institute of History, etc.
It provides information of latest publications of the Albanian Institute of History, both Albanian and foreign albanologists.

History

The magazine is the first historical one in Albania. It started as ''Buletini i Institutit të Studimeve'' (Bulletin of the Institute of Studies), published by the Albanian Institute of History established in 1946, representing the first scientific institute in post World War II Albania. It had separate sections for

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

literary studies Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

, and history. After the first issue with this name, it promptly changed to ''Buletin i Institutit të Shkencave'' (Bulletin of the Institute of Sciences), published by the Albanian Institute of Science (1948–1957) which had replaced the Institute of Studies. The magazine preserved it previous structure. In 1952, it split in two separate publications: ''Buletini për Shkencat Natyrore'' (Bulletin for the Natural Sciences), and ''Bulletini për Shkencat Shoqërore'' (Bulletin for Social Studies). The later one focused on linguistics, history, archaeology,

ethnography Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject o ...

, etc. Articles started being accompanied by a resume in French. In 1955, the corresponding sections of social studies merged into the Albanian Institute of History and Linguistics ( sq, Instituti i Historisë dhe i Gjuhësisë), which affiliated with the

University of Tirana The University of Tirana ( sq, Universiteti i Tiranës, abbreviated UT) is a public university located at the central borough of Tirana 10 in Tirana, Albania. It was established as the ''State University of Tirana'' in 1957 through merging of ...

during 1957–1972. During 1957–1964, the magazine came out as ''Buletin i Universitetit të Tiranës – seria shkencat shoqërore'' (Bulletin of the University of Tirana – series on social studies). After 1964, the Institute of History and Linguistics started publishing ''Studime Historike'' (one issue every three months), and the other magazine ''

Studime Filologjike ''Studime Filologjike'' ("Philological Studies") is a scientific magazine on Albanian language and literature, published by the Centre of Albanological Studies. It publishes linguistics studies, literary historical studies, old texts, resumes of ...

'' (Philological studies). With the establishment of the

Albanian Academy of Sciences The Academy of Sciences of Albania ( sq, Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë), founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania. In the 1980s, several research institutes began at the University of Tirana were transferred ...

in 1972, the Institute of History and Linguistics split into the ''Instituti i Historisë'' (Institute of History) and ''Instituti i Gjuhës dhe Letërsisë'' (Institute of Linguistics and Literature) which served as the main institutions of albanology, both affiliated with the Academy of Sciences. Starting from 1973, "Studime Historike", restarted coming out 4 times per year. In 1979, the Institute of History grew and expanded with additional sections, each focusing on separate periods of history, i.e. sections for

Albanian National Awakening The Albanian National Awakening ( sq, Rilindja or ), commonly known as the Albanian Renaissance or Albanian Revival, is a period throughout the 19th and 20th century of a cultural, political and social movement in the Albanian history where the ...

, Albania during World War II, Ethnic History, History of

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

, etc. Around 35 historians and albanologues contributed during this period. The articles were still accompanied by a resume in French. After 1991, with the

fall of communism in Albania The fall of Communism in Albania, the last such event in Europe outside the Soviet Union, started in December 1990 with student demonstrations in the capital, Tirana, although protests started in January that year in other cities like Shkodra ...

, the number of associated staff of the Institute of History decreased significantly. After the issues 3-4 of 1991, "Studime Historike" stopped publishing for two years. It restarted in 1994 until 1997 once a year, and later twice a year with around 250-300 pages each issue. In 2008, the institute was disaffiliated with the Albanian Academy of Sciences, joining the Centre of Albanological Studies. It continued with 16 members in 3 departments (

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

and National Awakening, post

Independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...

, and Contemporary Studies).

Staff

Editors-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

: *

Stefanaq Pollo Stefanaq Pollo (March 7, 1924 – May 15, 1997) was an Albanian academic, professor and historian during Communist Albania. Biography Pollo was born in Përmet, in a family originating in Frashër region. He was also a novelist and member of the ...

(1964–1991) * Kasem Biçoku (1994–1996) * Ana Lalaj (1997–2005) * Marenglen Verli (2005–2007) *

Beqir Meta Beqir Meta is Albanian historian and member of the Academy of Sciences of Albania and director of the Institute of History. He published many works on Greek-Albanian relations. Meta is director of National Historical Museum and president of the Sc ...

(2008–2014) Other main contributors were

Aleks Buda Aleks Buda (7 September 1910 – 7 July 1993) was an Albanian historian. After completion of his education in Italy and Austria, he returned to Albania. Although his education was in literature, he made a career as a historian during the socialist ...

, Deko Rusi, Gani Strazimiri, Luan Omari, Mentar Belegu, Petro Lalaj, Rrok Zojzi, Selim Islami, Zija Xholi, Muin Çami, Hasan Ceka, Ndreçi Plasari, Viron Koka, Vladimir Misja,

Aleksandër Meksi Aleksandër Gabriel Meksi (born March 8, 1939) is an Albanian archaeologist and politician who served as the 34th Prime Minister of Albania from April 13, 1992, to March 11, 1997. A former archaeologist, he was the first person to be prime minis ...

Kristaq Prifti Kristaq is an Albanian masculine given name. People named Kristaq include: *Kristaq Antoniu (1907–1979) (aka Cristache Antoniu), Romanian operetta tenor, baritone, and actor *Kristaq Dhamo (1933–2022), Albanian actor and film director *Kristaq ...

Arben Puto Arben is an Albanian masculine given name that refers to the first Albanian entity during the Middle Ages: Principality of Arbanon ( sq, Principata e Arbënit). *Arben Arbëri (born 1964), Albanian football player *Arben Biba (born 1976), Kosovar A ...

, Besim Bardhoshi, Dervish Gjiriti, Koço Bozhori, Dhorka Dhamo, Myzafer Korkuti, Shyqyri Ballvora, Selami Pulaha, Stavri Naçi, Iliaz Fishta, Gazmend Shpuza, Zihni Haskaj, Veniamin Toçi, Xhemil Frashëri, Xhelal Gjeçovi,

Jorgo Bulo Jorgo Bulo (27 April 1939 – 26 November 2015) was an Albanian philologist, historian, and literary critic. Since 2003 up to his death (2015) he was a member of the Albanian Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bulo was born on 27 April 1939 in Sheper, ...

, Luan Malltezi, Lefter Nasi, Dilaver Sadikaj, Hysni Myzyri, Ferit Duka, Pëllumb Xhufi, Demir Dyrmishi, Fatmira Musaj, Hamit Kaba, Enriketa Kambo, Muharrem Dezhgiu, Dritan Egro, Ledia Dushku, Sonila Boçi, Edmond Malaj etc.

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