the ter hachatrjan family fell under the repression of nkvd in 1937. they were arrested and placed in jail in the city of goris. bagrat aleksandrovich was accused of taking part in the execution of 26 baku commissars. as was the case with all noble families, duke bagrat was found guilty of treason and was declared an enemy of the soviet state. under the pressure of the government, duke bagrat had to stop using his title and rid himself of all his possessions that were brought from petrograd. the family were then given amnesty.