Rare 1977 Soviet Book: Georgian Enlightenment – M. M. Gaprindashvili (Ex-Library) | Tsar to Soviet Books

Rare 1977 Soviet Monograph: "Georgian Enlightenment" by M. M. Gaprindashvili (Ex-Library)

Product Overview

For academic research facilities, historians, and dedicated collectors of Georgian history, this 1977 original Soviet hardcover provides valuable source material on 19th-century Caucasian social and philosophical thought. Published in Tbilisi by Ganatleba (Издательство «Ганатлеба» / გამომცემლობა „განათლება“), Georgian Enlightenment (Грузинское просветительство) is a specialized historiographical monograph authored by Mikhail Malakievich Gaprindashvili.

Printed in a restricted institutional run of only 2,000 copies, this title is rarely encountered outside specialized academic archives.

19th-Century Caucasian Philosophy & Sergey Meskhi

Gaprindashvili’s work examines the development of the Enlightenment in Georgia within a broader comparative framework. Key sections include:

• Historiographical Analysis: The Marxist-Leninist interpretation of Enlightenment movements across Western Europe, Russia, and the Caucasus.

• 1860s–1870s Intellectual Currents: The evolution of national identity, democratic ideals, and early socialist influences in Georgian social circles.

• The Worldview of Sergey Meskhi: In-depth study focusing on Sergey Meskhi—exploring his national ideals, democratic principles, and editorial impact on Georgian social discourse.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Грузинское просветительство (Georgian Enlightenment)

• Author: Mikhail Malakievich Gaprindashvili (Михаил Малакиевич Гаприндашвили)

• Publisher: "Ganatleba" (Издательство «Ганатлеба», Тбилиси)

• Publication Date: 1977 (Tbilisi, Georgian SSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's hardcover boards with cloth spine

• Print Run / Circulation: 2,000 copies (Тираж 2000)

• Classification: Georgian Intellectual History / 19th-Century Caucasian Philosophy

Condition & Provenance Details

• Ex-Library Provenance: Authentic former library holding from the Terjola Regional Library (თერჯოლის რაიონული ბიბლიოთეკა). Includes original purple ink institutional stamps on the title page and vintage handwritten library accession numbers on the outer cover and prelims.

• Exterior Condition: Hardcover boards show light age-toning, minor edge wear, and a patch of surface paper lifting on the top left of the front cover. Spine cloth is solid and firmly attached.

• Interior Integrity: The block remains square and soundly bound. Pages are clean and intact with normal, light age-appropriate toning.