Rilindja definition
Rilindja. , which means Renaissance in Albanian “created an awareness of national identity and made the Albanian language the matter-of-course vehicle of literary and cultural expression for the Albanian people”4. So it was this nationalist movement, created by Albanian intelligence, called Albanian Renaissance (Revival/Awakening), which brought in Albania a new political program through its agenda. At a time when Albania was facing the risk of fragmentation by the great European powers and an Ottoman Empire that was only falling from its power, the agenda of this movement was to create the Albanian national consciousness, as such a thing did not exist.