{{Infobox Magazine | title = Mshak<br>Մշակ | image_file =Mshak Logo.svg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | editor = | editor_title = | previous_editor = Grigor Artsruni (founder) | staff_writer = | frequency = daily | circulation = | category = | company = | publisher = | firstdate = 1872 | country = Russian Empire | based = Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate | language = Armenian | website = | issn = }}
'''''Mshak''''' ({{langx|hy|Մշակ}} meaning ''The Toiler'') was an Armenian language literary and political daily newspaper (weekly when established) published from 1872–1920<ref>The Free Dictionary: [http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/%20Mshak Mshak]</ref> in Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia). It was founded by Grigor Artsruni.
''Mshak'' was famous particularly for its serialization of notable Armenian literary works, such as ''Jalaleddin''. ''Mshak'' was also known for its publication of liberal ideas, promoting the creation of a united Armenian state inside the Russia.<ref>{{in lang|hy}} [http://www.findarmenia.com/arm/history/25/505/506 Հայաստանը XX դարի սկզբին→ Մամուլ: Գրականություն→ Մամուլ]</ref> In 1921, after the Soviet invasion of Georgia, ''Mshak'', along with other anti-Bolshevik media, was closed.<ref>{{in lang|hy}} [http://www.encyclopedia.am/pages.php?bId=2&hId=1468 Մշակ]</ref><ref>Rouben Paul Adalian, ''Historical Dictionary of Armenia'', 2010, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QS-vSjHObOYC&dq=mshak+tbilisi&pg=PA111 p. 111]</ref>
== Editors ==
The following is the list of the editors of ''Mshak'':<ref>{{in lang|hy}} [http://www.ysu.am/oldpress/?p=319 Մշակ, Թիֆլիս, 1872- 1921]</ref><ref>{{in lang|hy}} [https://arar.sci.am//dlibra/metadatasearch?action=AdvancedSearchAction&type=-3&val1=JournalorPublication:%22%D5%84%D5%87%D4%B1%D4%BF%22 «Մշակ» լրագրի հրապարակախոսությունը 1905-1921 թթ.]</ref> {| ! Editor ! Years |- | Grigor Artsruni (founder) | 1872–1892 |- | Aleksandr Kalantar | 1893–1913<ref>{{in lang|hy}} [http://hy.wikisource.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%BB:%D4%B9%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D4%B5%D4%BC%D4%BA_%D5%B09.djvu/700 Թումանյանի ԵԼԺ]</ref> |- | Hambardzum Arakelian | 1913–1918 |- | Arshak Mkhitaryan | |- | Hovhannes Stepanyan | |- | Levon Kalantar | |- | Arakel Babakhanian (Leo) | 1918–1920 |- |}
== See also == *Armenians in Tbilisi *Armenian literature
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Category:Newspapers published in the Russian Empire Category:Newspapers established in 1872 Category:Armenian-language newspapers Category:Mass media in Tbilisi Category:1872 establishments in the Russian Empire