Ruben Khan-Azat was born as Nshan Karapetyan ( ) in 1862 in Yerevan , then part of the Russian Empire . Khanazat studied at the Geneva University , then in 1889 moved to Constantinople and Western Armenia and organized first Hunchakian political groups , initiated the Kum Kapu Affray . He supported the idea of Armenian parties ' ( Hunchak and Dashnak ) unity , welcomed the cooperation between the Armenian and Greek organizations . In 1893-95 he worked in USA , then in Russia , he became one of the supporters of Zeitun Resistance , collected money to help his compatriots , and was arrested in 1895 . After he released in 1901 , he left political life . Khanazat saw that Russia and Western countries never condemned the Hamidian massacres , and that Armenian armed power is not united to stop this violence . In 1905 , Khan-Azat left the Hunchakian Party and retired his political career
Hamidian massacres
Hamidian massacres
Ruben Khan-Azat