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The Last Journey of Alexander Mantashev

April 1911. Along the route of the Saint Petersburg-Tbilisi train, a large concentration of Armenians was observed at each station.

Even for such a train, congestion and turmoil at the stations were unusual.

People came with wreaths to cover the coffin of the most famous Armenian philanthropist of all times, late Alexander Mantashev, which was headed to its last destination in his hometown…

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Vigen Avetisyan

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