Goltsev, V. V. Shota Rustaveli and His Poem (Shota Rustaveli i ego poema), 1948. In Russian.

Гольцев В. В. Шота Руставели и его поэма. / 2-е издание, просмотр. и доп.
Тбилиси : Заря Востока, 1948.
136 с. ; 20 см. Твердый издательский переплет.
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Goltsev, Viktor. Shota Rustaveli and His Poem. / 2nd edition, revised and expanded.
Tbilisi: Zarya Vostoka, 1948.
136 pp.; 20 cm. Hardcover. 

This 1948 monograph by the literary critic and translator Viktor Goltsev is a fundamental contribution to the popularization of Georgian literature for a Russian-speaking audience. Published in Tbilisi by the Zarya Vostoka publishing house, this revised and expanded second edition focuses on the life of Georgia’s national poet and his 12th-century masterpiece, The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Goltsev provides a comprehensive analysis of the epic’s humanistic values, its unique position between Eastern and Western literary traditions, and its enduring influence on Georgian national identity. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the poem’s ethical system, including the arrangement of the concepts of friendship, courtly love, and chivalry that define the journeys of Tariel and Avtandil.
Viktor Goltsev was a key figure in the cultural mediation between Moscow and Tbilisi, and his work in Rustavelology helped solidify the academic framework for interpreting the poem within the Soviet literary canon. This 1948 edition, appearing shortly after the post-war stabilization of the publishing industry, reflects the high scholarly standards of the era. Across 136 pages, the author synthesizes historical legends with philological research, making the complex world of the Georgian Golden Age accessible to researchers and bibliophiles alike. Bound in a durable hardcover typical of late-1940s academic publications, this volume serves as a primary source for the study of mid-century Soviet literary criticism and the history of Georgian-Russian cultural exchange.