Of the 800,000 Armenians, about 500,000 were native Russian Armenians and 300,000 were destitute and starving refugees fleeing from the massacres that took place in the Ottoman Empire.
800 000 armeenlasest umbes 500 000 olid ida-armeenlased ning 300 000 laostunud ja nälgivad põgenikud Osmanite impeeriumist.