Mnatobi: Monthly Artistic-Literary and Scientific Journal (Mnatobi. Qoveltviuri samkhatvro saliteraturo da sametsniero zhurnali), 1925. No. 8-9 (August-September). In Georgian.

მნათობი.
ყოველთვიური სამხატვრო სალიტერატურო და სამეცნიერო ჟურნალი. — No. 8-9 (აგვისტო-სექტემბერი).
თბილისი : საქართველოს პოლიტგანათლების მთავარმმართველობა, 1925.
304 გვ. ; უველირებული (დიდი) ფორმატი. მყარი ყდა (მფლობელისეული კაზმულობა). 
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Mnatobi.
Monthly Artistic-Literary and Scientific Journal. — No. 8-9 (August-September).
Tbilisi: Main Directorate for Political Education of Georgia (Politganatleba), 1925.
304 pp.; Enlarged format. Hard owner's binding. In Georgian.

This 1925 double issue of Mnatobi (The Luminary) is a premier artifact from the "Silver Age" of Soviet Georgian periodical literature, representing a period of vibrant intellectual fermentation before the strict onset of Socialist Realism. As a leading monthly artistic, literary, and scientific journal, the text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the early Soviet Georgian intelligentsia, including the arrangement of experimental prose, symbolist poetry, and rigorous Marxist-Leninist scientific discourse. Established in 1924, Mnatobi became the central platform for established writers and emerging avant-garde voices, often navigating the complex tension between national cultural traditions and the internationalist revolutionary fervor symbolized by the "Workers of the world, unite!" motto on its title page.
The physical book is an extensive 304-page volume in an enlarged format, preserved in a sturdy owner’s hardcover binding. Published by the Main Directorate for Political Education of Georgia, this issue captures the specific aesthetic of mid-1920s Tbilisian typography and editorial design. It serves as a vital historical record, containing early works by iconic Georgian authors, critical essays on the development of the new Soviet society, and scientific articles reflecting the era's push for modernization. For bibliophiles, historians of the Caucasus, and collectors of rare periodicals, this 1925 Tbilisi imprint is a vital primary source, documenting the foundational years of modern Georgian literary institutions and the revolutionary transformation of the Georgian press.