Career
After education at Armenian and Russian schools he joined the Dashnak party. He received further education at the Gevorgian seminary from 1900 to 1906. In 1908 he traveled to Saint St. Petersburg to study law and education.
He travelled to the United States in 1911 where he edited the Hairenik newspaper.
In 1914 he made his way to the 8th general congress of Dashnaktsutiun in Ottoman Empire. He was elected to the party"s Bureau and mixed with the leaders of the Young Turks.
In August 1914 he was jailed as a Russian spy, but escaped to Transcaucasia, where he became involved with the Armenian volunteer units who fought with the Russian army. In the same year he was appointed to ministry of labour, agriculture and state positions in Alexander Khatisian"s Cabinet.
His positions carried over to the government of Hamo Ohanjanyan.
He also assumed responsibilities for information and propaganda. After the resignation of the government and the failure of Hovhannes Katchaznouni to form a coalition, Vratsian accepted post of Prime Minister on 23 November 1920. On 2 December he handed over Armenia to the Bolsheviks.
He also appealed to Europe and Turkey for assistance against the Bolsheviks.
Vratsian then travelled over Europe, settling in Paris to edit the Droshak from 1923 to 1925. In 1945 he presented a petition to the United Nations General Assembly at San Francisco demanding the restoration of Wilsonian Armenia held by Turkey to Armenia.
During his lifetime he edited various now defunct Armenian periodicals and newspapers, including Harach and Horizon.