[1] After the end of World War II, Albania became a socialist state closely aligned with the Soviet leadership under Joseph Stalin.

In the 1940s and 1950s, a close relationship developed between the Soviet Union and Albania, with the USSR providing economic, military, and political support.

Albanian leader Enver Hoxha was a staunch advocate of "Hoxhaism," a communist ideology heavily influenced by Stalinist principles but also claiming a certain degree of autonomy for Albania.

This new Soviet policy was vehemently rejected by Hoxha and the Albanian government as they viewed it as "revisionism" and a departure from Marxist–Leninist principles.

Enver Hoxha and his party saw Soviet policy as a threat to their revolutionary principles and Albania's national sovereignty.