Shavgulidze, G. D. Days and Years of the Tiflis Opera House (Dni i gody Tiflisskogo opernogo teatra), 1936. In Georgian

Г. Д. Шавгулидзе
Дни и годы Тифлисского оперного театра.
Редактор и вступительная статья А. Дудучава.
Художник: Д. Тавадзе.
Тифлис: Сабчота Хеловнеба, 1936.
90 с., 10 л. портр.: портр.; 22 см. Твердый переплет. Тираж: 3000 экз.
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Shavgulidze, G. D. Days and Years of the Tiflis Opera House (Dni i gody Tiflisskogo opernogo teatra).
Edited and with an introduction by A. Duduchava.
Illustrator: D. Tavadze.
Tiflis: Sabchota Khelovneba, 1936.
90 p., 10 p. portr.: portr.; 22 cm. Hardcover. Edition of 3,000 copies.

This is a historical monograph dedicated to the Tiflis (now Tbilisi) Opera and Ballet Theatre, one of the most significant cultural institutions in Georgia. Published in 1936 by the Georgian Soviet publishing house "Sabchota Khelovneba" (Soviet Art), the book chronicles the theater's history from its foundation to the mid-1930s. Edited with an introduction by A. Duduchava and featuring illustrations by artist D. Tavadze, this volume represents a classic example of Soviet-era cultural historiography at the national republic level. It reflects the policy of "korenizatsiya" (indigenization), which promoted the development of national cultures within the Soviet framework. This book is a valuable primary source for historians of Georgian music, theater, and cultural policy in the early Soviet period.