Garegin nzhdeh biography of christopher

Garegin Yeghishevic Ter-Arutyunyan (1886-1955), better known as Garegin Nzhdeh (The Wanderer), was an Armenian military leader, political activist, thinker, and publicist.

He was born on January 1, 1886, in the village of Kznut in the Nakhichevan district of the Russian Empire, in the family of a clergyman.

He received his primary education at a Russian school in Nakhichevan, and later continued his studies at a gymnasium in Tiflis.

In 1902, he enrolled in the law faculty at the University of St. Petersburg but left his studies to engage in revolutionary activities. He became a member of the Dashnaktsutyun Party in 1904.

Autobiography written by Garegin Nzhdeh:

I joined the Armenian revolutionary movement at the age of 17, while still in high school.

Later, I left university to fight against Tsarism and Sultanism.

In 1906, I moved to Bulgaria and, with the support of leaders of the Macedonia