{"product_id":"rare-1983-soviet-book-architecture-of-socialist-tbilisi-n-dzhashi-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1983 Soviet Book: Architecture of Socialist Tbilisi – N. Dzhashi | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eRare 1983 Soviet Architectural Monograph: \"Architecture of Socialist Tbilisi\" by N. Dzhashi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor architectural historians, scholars of Soviet Brutalism, and collectors of rare Georgian publications, this \u003cb\u003e1983 original Soviet hardcover monograph\u003c\/b\u003e is an essential primary reference. Published in Tbilisi by \u003cb\u003eKhelovneba\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eგამომცემლობა „ხელოვნება“ \/ Издательство «Хеловнеба»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitecture of Socialist Tbilisi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eსოციალისტური თბილისის ხუროთმოძღვრება \/ Зодчество социалистического Тбилиси\u003c\/i\u003e) was written by Doctor of Architecture \u003cb\u003eNikoloz Dzhashi\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Shota Kavlashvili (Chief Architect of Tbilisi and Rustaveli Prize laureate), this volume presents an exhaustive survey of the capital's architectural evolution from 1921 to 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Constructivism to Soviet Modernism \u0026amp; Brutalism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis monograph analyzes urban planning, public infrastructure, and structural engineering across several key eras:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstructivism \u0026amp; Early Five-Year Plans (1921–1941):\u003c\/b\u003e The creation of Tbilisi's first comprehensive master plans, constructivist public buildings, and the Dinamo Stadium complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeoclassicism \u0026amp; Post-War Renewal (1946–1964):\u003c\/b\u003e Waterfront embankment development along the Mtkvari (Kura) River, Rustaveli Avenue monumental architecture, and civic centers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoviet Modernism \u0026amp; Mass Housing (1965–1980s):\u003c\/b\u003e Comprehensive coverage of mid-century Soviet modernism and brutalist architecture, including the Chess and Alpine Club (\u003ci\u003e1973, architects V. Alexi-Meskhishvili and G. Lezhava\u003c\/i\u003e), Varaziskhevi, Saburtalo, Vake, and high-rise micro-districts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e სოციალისტური თბილისის ხუროთმოძღვრება \/ Зодчество социалистического Тбилиси\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikoloz Dzhashi (\u003ci\u003eნიკოლოზ ჯაში \/ N. U. Dzhashi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shota Kavlashvili (\u003ci\u003eშოთა ყავლაშვილი\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Khelovneba\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eTbilisi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1983 (Tbilisi, Georgian SSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgian (with Russian title page details)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's terracotta cloth hardcover, gold foil calligraphic lettering\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrint Run \/ Circulation:\u003c\/b\u003e 15,000 copies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Architectural History \/ Soviet Modernism \u0026amp; Brutalism \/ Georgian Urban Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original terracotta cloth boards are clean, flat, and rigid. Metallic gold foil cover typography remains sharp and bright with negligible handling wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage \u0026amp; Plate Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior text pages and architectural photographic prints are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning. 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