Tamara, who was at this time living in Nakhichevan with her family, had been married to an Armenian officer who had been killed during the Turkish-Armenian war, leaving her with their one-year-old son, Movses.
Tamara yang tinggal di Nakhichevan bersama keluarganya, sebelumnya pernah menikah dengan seorang perwira Armenia, namun kemudian gugur dalam perang Turki-Armenia, meninggalkan dirinya dan putra mereka yang berumur satu tahun, Movses.