From USSR to NATO, Albania showcases military past

The Albanian army museum in Berzhite, near the capital Tirana, showcases everything from Soviet tanks and Chinese torpedo launchers to home-made weapons and NATO flags. "It is a public space which tells the political history of the country through the history of the Albanian army," said museum director Arben Skenderi. Once nicknamed Europe's "North Korea", the small Balkan country was shunned by much of the world under Communist dictator Enver Hoxha. He forged close ties with the Soviet Union...