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

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newspaper. ''Proletariatis Brdzola'' was the organ of the Caucasian League of the

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. 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

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''Proletariat''.

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«Пролетариатис брдзола»
/ref> Initially, the paper was printed at the clandestine printing shop ' Nina' in

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. In September 1904 the printing was shifted to

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

and Russian. 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,

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, 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

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and other material from publications such as '' Iskra'', '' Vperod'' and '' Proletary''. ''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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