Michael Ghazarian Nalbandian was born in Russian Armenia in 1830;
graduated at the University of St. Petersburg with the title of
Professor; was active as a teacher, author, and journalist; fell
under suspicion for his political opinions, and underwent a rigorous
imprisonment of three years, after which he was exiled to the province
of Sarakov, and died there, in 1866, of lung disease contracted in
prison. It is forbidden in Russia to possess a picture of Nalbandian;
but portraits of him, with his poem on "Liberty" printed around the
margin, are circulated secretly.