''Proletariatis Brdzola'' ( Georgian პროლეტარიატის ბრძოლა, 'Struggle of the Proletariat') was an illegal

Bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

newspaper. ''Proletariatis Brdzola'' was the organ of the Caucasian League of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. It was founded in connection with the 1st congress of Caucasian League. The paper was the result of the fusion of two illegal publications, the Georgian ''Brdzola'' and the

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

''Proletariat''.

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«Пролетариатис брдзола»
/ref> Initially, the paper was printed at the clandestine printing shop ' Nina' in Baku. In September 1904 the printing was shifted to

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

. ''Proletariatis Brdzola'' was published in Georgian,

and

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. The Georgian edition had a circulation of 1200-2500 copies, the Armenian edition 1000-1200 copies and the Russian edition around 1200-1500 copies. Its editorial board included V. S. Bobrovsky, M. N. Davitashvili,

Filipp Makharadze Filipp Yeseyevich Makharadze ( ka, ფილიპე მახარაძე, russian: Филипп Махарадзе; 9 March 1868 – 10 December 1941) was a Georgian Bolshevik revolutionary and government official. Life Born in the villag ...

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...

, Alexander Tsulukidze, M. G. Tskhakaya and Stepan Shahumyan. The editorial board of ''Proletariatis Brdzola'' had contacts with the exiled Bolshevik leadership. It repeatedly published articles by

Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1 ...

and other material from publications such as ''

Iskra ''Iskra'' ( rus, Искра, , ''the Spark'') was a political newspaper of Russian socialist emigrants established as the official organ of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). History Due to political repression under Tsar Nicho ...

'', '' Vperod'' and ''

Proletary ''Proletary'' (The Proletarian) was an illegal Russian Bolshevik newspaper edited by Lenin; it was published from September 3, 1906 until December 11, 1909. A total of fifty issues having appeared. Active participants in the editorial work were M ...

''. ''Proletariatis Brdzola'' was published between April–May 1903 and October 1905. In total twelve issues were published.Lenin: Editorial Epilogue to the Article 'The Third Congress on Trial Before the Caucasian Mensheviks'
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Newspapers published in the Russian Empire Socialist newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Russia Russian-language newspapers Georgian-language newspapers Armenian-language newspapers Mass media in Baku Mass media in Tbilisi 1900s establishments in Georgia (country) 1903 establishments in the Russian Empire 1905 disestablishments in the Russian Empire {{georgia-newspaper-stub