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For the Armenian writer, see Stepan Zoryan.

Stepan Zorian (Armenian: Ստեփան Զօրեան, 1867–1919), better known by his nom de guerreRostom (Ռոստոմ), was one of the three founders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and a leader of the Armenian national liberation movement.

Founding of the ARF

Zorian was born in the village of Tsghna in the Erivan Governorate of the Russian Empire (now located in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan). He attended college in Moscow but dropped out before graduating.

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He eventually went to Tiflis, Georgia, where he met Christapor Mikaelian and Simon Zavarian, all would become revolutionaries. ^{[citation needed]}They co-founded the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) in 1890.

Their new political party had a major impact on Armenians. It gained support by demanding reforms and taking up arms to defend Armenian citizens of the Ottoman Empire.^{[citation needed]}

Works and travels

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