Egnate Ninoshvili

Egnate Tomas dze Ninoshvili (; 17 February 1859 – 12 May 1894) was a Georgian writer and social democratic activist.

Early life and education Ninoshvili was born in a poor peasant family in Kela village, Guria region in western Georgia. He studied at the Ozurgeti seminary but was expelled following a student protest. He then worked as a school teacher, telegraphist, typesetter, in a refinery and in a mine. For a brief period he studied in Montpellier, France. that no other than Joseph Stalin joined in 1898. It was through his involvement with Mesame Dasi that Stalin was first introduced to the ideas of Karl Marx. However, the group was too moderate for Stalin's taste and he became discontented with the viewpoints of the majority. Because of Stalin's sympathies toward Bolsheviks, he found himself constantly at odds with the others in the group.

Death and legacy Ninoshvili died of tuberculosis in 1894, In 1948, a house that he had lived in at Archeuli village, Guria was converted into a museum.