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Following the publication of the first Armenian newspaper, Azdarar (Monitor) in Madras, India, in 1795, a variety of social, political, and literary newspapers were produced throughout the Diaspora and in Ottoman and Russian Armenia. Among these, Mshak (Cultivator, Tiller), published by Grigor Artsruni in Tbilisi/Tiflis, was significant because of its Western orientation and lofty ideals. Shown is the front page of the first issue, January 1872.
Following the publication of the first Armenian newspaper, <em>Azdarar</em> (Monitor) in Madras, India, in 1795, a variety of social, political, and literary newspapers were produced throughout the Diaspora and in Ottoman and Russian Armenia. Among these, <em>Mshak</em> (Cultivator, Tiller), published by Grigor Artsruni in Tbilisi/Tiflis, was significant because of its Western orientation and lofty ideals. Shown is the front page of the first issue, January 1872.