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The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:43, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Dusheti treasury heist

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George and Leo Kereselidze
George and Leo Kereselidze
  • Source: Mamulia, Giorgi (February 17, 2025). "The History of the Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party of Georgia" (PDF). Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies.
Rayfield, Donald (2012). Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia. Reaktion Books. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-78023-030-6.
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Created by LeontinaVarlamonva (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

LeontinaVarlamonva (talk) 04:10, 20 May 2026 (UTC).

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Overall: "Massive amounts" isn't a great phrase but for a hook it's sufficiently accurate; they can see the article for specifics. My one possible concern is that the primary source for this article, a document produced by the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, has a clear and ever-present POV. However, LeontinaVarlamonva has done a good job in sorting out what facts from the document are fit for an encyclopedia article about the heist. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 01:36, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

  • @LeontinaVarlamonva and Vermont: The source says $315,000 manats, the article says $315,000 rubles. I cannot tell based on Georgian maneti and Russian ruble whether these terms are interchangeable. Thanks. Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:54, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
    • Dclemens1971, this is an annoying one. Rayfield (2012) notes 360,000 rubles and the GFSIS source 315,000 manats. My understanding is that there was no Georgian currency at the time, and the term manat would presumably then refer to rubles. This is supported by this bill from 1919, which says rubles in Russian and French but maneti in Georgian. I'd assume they're interchangeable but haven't fоund a source which says this explicitly. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 21:44, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
@Dclemens1971: In Georgian and some other languages of Caucasus "manat" was an alternative local name for Russian imperial ruble. Also confirmed it through an encyclopedia published by the Georgian National Academy of Sciences: https://georgianencyclopedia.ge/ka/form/29799 (Translation of first sentence: "Manat, the Georgian name for the monetary unit "ruble" (рубль).") So it is same as ruble and is sometimes still used interchangeably.
@Vermont: the manat you linked is actually real currency unrelated to Russian imperial ruble. It is from 1919 when Georgia was already independent and at that point it did have a currency officially named manat. But you are correct in that it is evidence of names ruble/manat being used interchangeably depending on language.--LeontinaVarlamonva (talk) 02:02, 11 June 2026 (UTC)
LeontinaVarlamonva Thanks for the explanation. Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:13, 12 June 2026 (UTC)
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