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Stepan Zorian (Armenian: Ստեփան Զօրեան, 1867–1919), better known by his nom de guerre Rostom (Ռոստոմ), was one of the three founders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and a leader of the Armenian national liberation movement.

Founding of the ARF

Zorian was born in the village of Tsghna in the Erivan Governorate of the Russian Empire (now located in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan). He attended college in Moscow but dropped out before graduating. He eventually went to Tiflis, Georgia, where he met Christapor Mikaelian and Simon Zavarian, all would become revolutionaries. ^{[citation needed]}They co-founded the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) in 1890. Their new political party had a major impact on Armenians. It gained support by demanding reforms and taking up arms to defend Armenian citizens of the Ottoman Empire.^{[citation needed]}

Works and travels

Zorian moved to Geneva, Switzerland ^[when?] where he managed the Droshak Journal (Troshag) newspaper, as the editor. In Karin, pretending to be a teapot salesman because ARF party members were banned in Turkey, he established student unions. He later settled in Bulgaria to create cooperation between ARF and the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization in its struggle against Abdul Hamid II. He also opened an Armenian school there with his wife, Lisa Melik Shahnazarian. ^{[citation needed]}

Post Constitution days

During the 1908 Constitutional revolution in Turkey, he moved to Garin. In 1914, World War I broke out, he moved to Europe and then to the Caucasus. There he participated in the Armenian-Tatar wars. During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, he participated in the revolution alongside Persian revolutionaries.^[1] He also directs the fight of self-defense in Baku. After a disastrous result, he fled to Iran with thousands of Armenians. ^{[citation needed]}

Death

Zorian died in 1919 in Tiflis, aged 52. He was the only founder of the ARF to live to see an independent Armenia.

References

^ Dominik J. Schaller, Jürgen Zimmerer (2013). Late Ottoman Genocides: The Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and Young Turkish Population and Extermination Policies. Routledge. ISBN 978-1317990451 p. 84.

Sources

Rosdom biography in Armenian and English
Mihran Kurdoghlian, Badmoutioun Hayots, C. Hador (translated from the Armenian), Armenian History, volume III, p. 34, Athens, Greece: 1996 ISBN 9780520088030

[1] Dominik J. Schaller, Jürgen Zimmerer (2013). Late Ottoman Genocides: The Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and Young Turkish Population and Extermination Policies. Routledge. ISBN 978-1317990451 p. 84.

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+{{More footnotes|date=September 2011}}
-[[image:Rosdom_21.gif|300px|thumb|Rosdom]]
+{{For|the Armenian writer|Stepan Zoryan}}
-'''Stepan Zorian''' ([[Armenian Language|Armenian]]: {{lang|hy|Ստեփան Զորեան}}) better known by his ''[[nom de guerre]]'' '''Rosdom''' ({{lang|hy|Ռոստոմ}}), ([[1867]]-[[1919]]) was one of the three founders of the [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]] along [[Christapor Mikaelian]] and [[Simon Zavarian]], also part of [[Armenian national liberation movement]].
+[[File:Stepan Zorian Rostom.gif|300px|thumb|Stepan Zoryan]]
+'''Stepan Zorian''' ([[Armenian Language|Armenian]]: Ստեփան ) better known by his ''[[nom de guerre]]'' '''''' ({{lang|hy|Ռոստոմ}}), was one of the three founders of the [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]] and     [[Armenian national liberation movement]].
-== Founding of the ARF ==
+==Founding of the ARF==
-Rosdom was born in the village Tzghna of Goghtn ([[Eastern Armenia]]). He attended the Village Administration college of [[Moscow]] but dropped out before graduating. He eventually went to [[Tiflis]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] where he became an activist and revolutionary. There he met fellow revolutionaries [[Christapor Mikaelian]] and [[Simon Zavarian]]. Together, they co-founded the '''Armenian Revolutionary Federation''' (ARF) in [[1890]]. Their new [[political party]] had a major impact on [[Armenian people|Armenians]]. It gained support by demanding reforms and taking up arms to defend Armenian citizens of the [[Ottoman Empire]].
+ was born in the village  of  ([[ ]]). He attended college  [[Moscow]] but dropped out before graduating. He eventually went to [[Tiflis, Georgia]] where he met  [[Christapor Mikaelian]] and [[Simon Zavarian]].   co-founded the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) in 1890. Their new [[political party]] had a major impact on [[Armenian people|Armenians]]. It gained support by demanding reforms and taking up arms to defend Armenian citizens of the [[Ottoman Empire]].
+{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
-== Works and travels ==
+==Works and travels==
+Zorian moved to [[Geneva, Switzerland]] {{When|date=September 2013}} where he managed the ''[[Droshak Journal]]'' (Troshag) newspaper, as the editor. In [[Erzurum|Karin]], pretending to be a teapot salesman because ARF party members were banned in Turkey, he established student unions. He later settled in [[Bulgaria]] to create cooperation between ARF and the [[Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization]] in its struggle against [[Abdul Hamid II]]. He also opened an Armenian school there with his wife, Lisa Melik Shahnazarian. {{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
+==Post Constitution days==
-Rosdom eventually moved to [[Geneva, Switzerland]] where he managed the ''[[Troshag]]'' newspaper, as the editor. In [[Garin]], pretending to be a teapot salesman because ARF party members were banned in Turkey, he established student unions.
+During the [[Young Turk Revolution|1908 Constitutional revolution]] in Turkey, he moved to Garin. In 1914, World War I broke out, he moved to Europe and then to the [[Caucasus]]. There he participated in the [[Armenian-Tatar massacres|Armenian-Tatar wars]]. During the Iranian , he participated in the revolution alongside Persian revolutionaries. He also directs the fight of self-defense in [[Baku]]. After  disastrous , he  to Iran with thousands of Armenians.
+==Death==
-He later settled in [[Bulgaria]] to create cooperation between ARF and the Macedonian Revolutionaries in their struggle against [[Abdul Hamid II]]. He also opened an Armenian school there with his wife, Lisa Melik Shahnazarian.
+ died in 1919 in Tiflis  52. He was the only  of the    to see an independent [[ Republic of Armenia|Armenia]].
+==References==
-== Post Constitution days ==
+{{Reflist}}
-During the [[Young Turk Revolution|1908 Constitutional revolution]] in Turkey, he moved to Garin. In 1914, World War I broke out, he moved to Europe and then to the [[Caucasus]]. There he participated in the [[Armenian-Tatar massacres|Armenian-Tatar wars]]. During the Iranian revolution, he participated in the revolution alongside Persian revolutionaries. He also directs the fight of self-defense in [[Baku, Azerbaijan]]. After the disastrous results, he flees to Iran with thousands of Armenians.
-== Death ==
-Rosdom died in 1919, in the city of Tiflis at the age of 52. He was the only one of the three founders of the ARF to see an independent [[Democratic Republic of Armenia|Armenia]], which was the party's primary goal.
-== References ==
+==Sources==
 * [http://www.jdemirdjian.com/Armenians/Armenian_Heroes/Rosdom.htm Rosdom biography in Armenian and English]
-* Translated from the Armenian: Mihran Kurdoghlian, Badmoutioun Hayots, C. hador [Armenian History, volume III], Athens, Greece, 1996, pg. 34.
+* Mihran Kurdoghlian, Badmoutioun Hayots, C.  Armenian History, volume III, Athens, Greece 1996
-== See also ==
-* [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]]
+Armenian
+{{Authority control}}
-* [[Democratic Republic of Armenia]]
-* [[Christapor Mikaelian]]
-* [[Simon Zavarian]]
-[[Category:Armenian people|Zorian, Stepan]]
+:Zorian, Stepan
-[[Category:Revolutionaries|Zorian, Stepan]]
+[[Category: ]]
+[[Category:1919 deaths]]
+[[Category:Armenian revolutionaries]]
+[[Category:People from the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic]]
+[[Category:People of the Persian Constitutional Revolution]]
+[[Category:Armenian independence activists]]
+[[Category:Armenian expatriates in Bulgaria]]
+[[Category:People from the Russian Empire]]

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