Russia's defeat of Persia in 1828 and…

Russia's defeat of Persia in 1828 and annexation of the area around Erevan brings thousands of Armenians into the Russian Empire.

In the next half-century, three related processes will begin to intensify the political and national consciousness of the ethnic and religious communities of the Caucasus region: the imposition of tsarist rule; the rise of a market and capitalist economy; and the emergence of secular national intelligentsias.

Tsarism brings Armenians from Russia and from the former Persian provinces under a single legal order.

The tsarist system also brings relative peace and security by fostering commerce and industry, the growth of towns, and the building of railroads, thus gradually ending the isolation of many villages.