▁self - def ense . ▁In ▁June , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁he ▁participated ▁as ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁people ' s ▁volunte er ▁corps ▁against ▁Turkish ▁regular ▁army ▁sent ▁to ▁murder ▁all ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁town ▁Van ▁and ▁surrounding ▁villages . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁an ▁attack ▁of ▁Russian ▁Army , ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Van ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁vill agers ▁of ▁the ▁V asp ur ak an ▁Province ▁were ▁saved ▁and ▁then ▁migr ated ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁Army ▁to ▁E riv an ▁Governor ate ▁of ▁Russian ▁Empire : ▁an ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁under ▁commun ists , ▁M k rt ich ▁Jer bash kh ian ▁continued ▁importing ▁European ▁goods ▁and ▁s elling ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁sh ops ▁of ▁his ▁commercial ▁company ▁in ▁Y ere van , ▁T if lis ▁( ren amed ▁T bil isi ▁by ▁commun ists ) ▁and ▁B aku . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁he ▁was ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁voting ▁right ▁in ▁the ▁USS R , ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁his ▁elder ▁son ▁M kh itar ▁was ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁Other ▁branches ▁of ▁Jer bash kh ian ▁family ▁also ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁father land . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Y ere van ▁and ▁T if lis , ▁others ▁appeared ▁as ▁refuge es ▁in ▁Marse ille . ▁ ▁M kh itar ▁Dj rb ash ian ' s ▁father ▁M k rt ich ▁Jer bash kh ian ▁kept ▁secret ▁his ▁flu ency ▁in