The reflection of Narodniks' ideas in the newspaper “Azatutyan Avetaber” (during the period of the Russian Empire)

The article presents interesting information about Narodnik ideas in the period of the Russian Empire which were reflected in the “Azatutyan Avetaber” newspaper. The role of the “Hayrenaserneri Miutyun” organization in the spread of nationalistic ideas is highlighted. The party of “Hayrenaserneri Miutyun” was influenced by Russian Revolutionary Narodniks and relied on its ideology. The article referred to the ideas of famous Russian Narodniks Lavrov, Tkachev and Bakunin and the wide spread of these ideas in the Caucasus. It should be emphasized that the spread of the ideas of Revolutionary Narodniks (populism, Revolutionary people) in Armenian reality can be conventionally divided into two stages: the 1870s and the 1880s. During the first stage, these ideas were accepted in a uniform form without critical analysis and transformation. The figures under the direct influence of the Russian Revolutionary Narodniks, and, in particular, the Armenian national groups and organizations connected the solution of the problems of the Armenian reality, particularly, the National Question with the victory of the All-Russian Revolution. In the 1880s a new national movement began in the Armenian reality, which was due to the fact that the Armenian Issue became the subject of international diplomatic discussions.