batch_1777354004 20260428082644000 National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research esu@esu.com.ua National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research Entsyklopedychnyi visnyk Ukrainy [The Encyclopedia Herald of Ukraine] Entsykl. visn. Ukr. 2706-9990 2707-000X 2009 1 Zurab Abashidze Georgian Encyclopedia Publisher (Tbilisi, Georgia) 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. 2009 54 55 10.37068/evu.1.8 https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/article/9 https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/doi/10.37068/evu.1.8.pdf