The Tsarist government began to pursue a policy of blatant Russification

In one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, the annual report submitted by the Tsarist government to the governor of Yerevan emphasized that most Armenian parochial schools could hardly serve as a source of enlightenment, and “...it is therefore hardly advisable to leave the educational work of Armenians in private hands.“ Armenian schools were closed in one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven and one thousand nine hundred and three. The Tsarist government began to pursue a policy of blatant Russification.