Abolition of monarchy self-proclaimed King Zog and instated their own King Victor Emmanuel III as its new monarch. Italy, along with the eastern European monarchies of Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania joined with Germany in World War II against the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Western allies and the Soviet Union. As the Axis powers came to a defeat in the war, communist partisans in occupied Yugoslavia and occupied Albania seized power and ended the monarchies. Communists in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania removed their monarchies with strong backing by the Soviet Union, which had many troops and supporters placed there during the course of the
Zog (children's book) Wall Street Journal", "BookList", and the "School Library Journal." In 2010, the story book won the Galaxy National Book Award. Magic Light Pictures are currently working hard on a half-hour television special, known as "Zog", based on the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler picture book, scheduled to be broadcast on 25 December 2018 at 4:50pm on BBC One, directed by Max Lang. This follows the previous adaptions of the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler books for the following channel, including "The Gruffalo", "The Gruffalo's Child", "Room on the Broom", "Stick Man" and "The Highway Rat". The sequel, titled "Zog And