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newspaper, published in

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from March 24, 1907, to April 28, 1907. The editor of ''Dro'' was Ilya Tsivtsivadze. Amongst the people involved in the newspaper were

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, M. G. Tskhakaya and M. Davitashvili. The newspaper was published several articles of

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. ''Dro'' was central in mobilizing the bolshevik positions in the Caucasus ahead of the

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. After 31 editions, ''Dro'' was closed down by state authorities.

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