''Iveria'' ( ka, ივერია) was a Georgian political and literary periodical that was published in

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as a weekly newspaper from March 3, 1877, in 1879–1885 as a magazine, and from 1886 as a daily newspaper. Founder and editor was the writer and poet Prince

Ilia Chavchavadze Prince Ilia Chavchavadze ( ka, ილია ჭავჭავაძე; 8 November 1837 – 12 September 1907) was a Georgian public figure, journalist, publisher, writer and poet who spearheaded the revival of Georgian nationalism during the ...

. The newspaper was closed with last issue on 27 August 1906. The name of the newspaper is derived from Iberia, based on the historic name of Georgia as

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. The newspaper focused on the national liberation movement of Georgia in the late 1800s. ''Iveria'' was an anti-government organ, and wanted to strengthen the national self-consciousness of Georgians against

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and to serve the idea of political independence. ''Iveria'' was thematically diverse, covering the issues of labour movement in Georgia and abroad, history, linguistics, ethnography, geography, sociology and more. Much attention was paid to public education issues, the school, teachers, government policies in the field of education, and the education system. ''Iveria'' played a special role in the development of Georgian literature and published for many acclaimed authors. The newspaper provided rich information to the readers on contemporary foreign literature, collected and published samples of Georgian folk art etc. In 1881, another influential publication ''Droeba'' was merged into ''Iveria'' as one publication.

Editors-in-chief

*Sergei Meshi (1881, after merging with the newspaper ''Droeba'') *Ivan Machabeli (1882–1884) *Alexander Sarajishvili (1901) *Grigol Kipshidze (1903–1905) *Philip Gogichaishvili (1906)

Relaunch

On February 20, 1989, the newspaper ''Iveria'' was restored by Zurab Chavchavadze and was periodically published as a newspaper of the Ilia Chavchavadze Society until 1997.

Source

*Khutsishvili S., ''Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia'', Vol. 5, Tbilisi, 1980. p. 94. {{DEFAULTSORT:Iveria Newspapers published in Georgia (country) Georgian-language newspapers