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 The front page ofKommunisti on the death of Stalin. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Communist Party of Georgia |
| Editor | N. Kiknadze (1923–1935) K. Sherozia (1937) F. Khatiashvili (1938–1944) B.Nanitashvili (1944-) |
| Founded | 3 June 1920; 105 years ago (1920-06-03) (as Georgian Communist) 2 March 1921; 104 years ago (1921-03-02) (as Communist) |
| Ceased publication | 1990, replaced by New Georgia newspaper |
| Political alignment | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Language | Georgian |
| Circulation | 700,000 (1980) |
Komunisti (transl. Communist), (Georgian:კომუნისტი,romanized:k'omunist'i,Georgian pronunciation:[kʼomunistʼi]) was a daily newspaper published by the Georgian Communist Party Central Committee. The first number was issued on 3 June 1920 inTbilisi as the daily organ of the Communist Party of Georgia and the Central Committee of the Communist Party, named "New Communist".[1] After the publication of 10 numbers, the newspaper was closed down by the General-Governor of Tbilisi. During thefirst government of independent Georgia the newspaper was named "Georgia Communist". After theestablishment of the Soviet government in Georgia on 2 March 1921, it was renamedKomunisti.[2][3]
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Komunisti reflected all the important periods of the history of the Georgian SSR, supporting the CPSU and the Government's decisions. The newspaper covered topics about policy, economics, industry, agriculture, literature, arts, education and other issues. The newspaper had its additions – journalsTorch (1923–1925),Science and Technology (1925–1926),Flag (1929–1934), andAgriculture (1958).[4]
Komunisti was awarded theOrder of Red Banner of the 1950s. The newspaper ceased to exist after the dissolution of the USSR and the restoration of Georgian independence.