Sergey Meskhi and Newspaper "Droeba"

Abstract

It is acknowledged by the fact that the newspaper "Droeba" was published in the XIX century. It left an indelible mark on the public life of the 70s. During its existence, “Droeba” has replaced several editors, but Sergey Meskhi, who made an incredible contribution to the newspaper, still deserves special respect. There are several fundamental works, whose authors are in the context of the development of Georgian journalism, discussing the newspaper "Droeba" and discussing its editors. In addition, there is an extensive monograph of Ioseb Botsvadze "Sergey Meskhi", But the subject of separate study of Sergey Meskhi's editorial activity and, in particular, his position on the function and purpose of the literary literature has not yet been made.

Our goal was to find out what Sergey Meskhi's innovation as an editor was. We observed the structure of the newspaper during its editorial period, how is the financial policy of the newspapaer; Who are the employees of the “Droeba” and the so-called Permanent authors; What is the attitude of Sergey Meskhi as an editor towards fiction, which authors' texts are published in "Droeba", what is the reason for the choice of the editor, and etc.

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