eng National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research The Encyclopedia Herald of Ukraine 2706-9990 2707-000X 2009-12-01 1 54 55 10.37068/evu.1.8 article Zurab Abashidze In 2006, the Georgian Encyclopedia turned 40 years old. The national encyclopedias are like passports of nations, a marker of cultural level. They are collections of a wide range of knowledge represented in national languages. National encyclopedias are especially needed during the period of historical and social transformations of countries. That is why the first Georgian Soviet encyclopedia in twelve volumes (1967-87) was of great importance. This article offers an overview of the Georgian Encyclopedia. https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/article/9 Georgian Encyclopedia encyclopedia building