Tselebnyy Kavkaz (Healing Caucasus). No. 1. 1917. Journal of the Caucasian Society for Promoting the Development of Healing Resorts. In Russian.

Целебный Кавказ. № 1. 1917.
Журнал Кавказского общества содействия развитию лечебных мест.
Тифлис: Типо-литография и переплетная Товарищества «Либерман и Ко», 1917.
44 с. ; 28х20,5 см. Издательская иллюстрированная обложка.
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Healing Caucasus (Tselebnyy Kavkaz). No. 1. 1917.
Journal of the Caucasian Society for Promoting the Development of Healing Resorts.
Tiflis: "Liberman & Co" Typo-Lithography and Bindery, 1917.
44 pp. ; 28x20.5 cm. Publisher's illustrated softcover.

This rare 1917 issue of Tselebnyy Kavkaz represents a fascinating historical snapshot of the Caucasian resort infrastructure during the final year of the Russian Empire. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of balneology and medical tourism in the region, including the arrangement of reports on the development of mineral springs, sanitary conditions, and the strategic promotion of the Caucasus as a primary health destination. Established in 1915, this specialized journal served as the official organ of the Caucasian Society for Promoting the Development of Healing Resorts, bridging the gap between scientific medical research and the logistical needs of the growing spa industry in Tiflis, Borjomi, and the Caucasian Mineral Waters.
The physical identity of this journal is defined by its elegant illustrated cover, produced by the notable Tiflis-based "Liberman & Co" typo-lithography. Despite the political upheavals of 1917, the publication maintains high production standards, featuring detailed articles that serve as a vital primary source for studying the history of medicine, urban planning, and the social habits of the elite in the Caucasus. This issue documents the exact moment of transition between imperial management and the subsequent nationalization of resorts under the Soviet regime. For bibliophiles, historians of Georgia and the Caucasus, and collectors of rare periodicals, this 1917 imprint is a remarkable artifact of a lost era of Caucasian cosmopolitanism and scientific optimism.