Articles , essays and speeches about the national and social issues of the time make a considerable part of Shahaziz 's literacy . He encouraged the use of modern Armenian , criticized methods of archaic education and conservatism of religious leaders , and denounced despotism and hypocritical attitude of European powers with regard to Armenian question . In 1893 he founded Abovian-Nazarian Fund for the needy writers . After his retirement in 1898 he created a committee in Moscow to organize the care and education of children orphaned because of Hamidian massacres . He exposed the anti-Armenian stance of czarist Russia regime in '' Hishogutiuner Vardanants toni artiv '' ( Recollections from the feast of Vardanank , 1901 ) and duplicity of Turkish diplomacy in '' Mi kani khosk im entertsoghnerin '' ( A few words to my readers , 1903 ) . He died in 1908
Hamidian massacres
Hamidian massacres
Smbat Shahaziz