 Then, along with Vardan Shahbaz (Minas Tonikyan), Ruben crosses the St. Tadevos monastery in Van in 1905.From 1905-1906 Ruben is organizing work with Vana Ishkhan (Nikoghayos Poghosyan) in the Armenian village of Rshtunik (Lernapar) region.In 1906 Ruben embarked on a journey to Sasun.