The negative opinion about Armenians had formed long ago, and naturally it has its ground, otherwise it could not occur at many peoples and various epochs. They are inclined to shout in any occasion. They not only shout when they were not allowed to somebody’s house or some of their tricks were disclosed, or thieves of their race were prosecuted, but they force foreigners, silly or corrupted people to do the same

V.L. Velichko, Russian explorer. Abstract from “ Caucasus ”.

Your majesty, do not allow Armenians to settle in the central lands of Russia by no means. They are such a race, which having lived there for several decades, would start declaring all over the world, that those places were their primordial lands.

A.S. Qriboyedov. Abstract from the letter to Russian emperor.

1 million of Armenians of those 1 million and 3000 thousands, living in Transcaucasia , are not local. We have them moved to this area.

N.I. Shavrov. “New threat to Russian business in Transcaucasia :forthcoming sale of Mugan to foreigners”. St. Petersburg.1911, page 59-61.