Career
1917 took part in October Revol in Uman’. 1918 underground Party work in Ukraine during German occupation. 1918-1919 head, Agitation and Propaganda Department, Vasiliy Ostrov Rayon Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Committee, Petrograd.
Secretary, Vasiliy Ostrov Soviet. 1919-1921 regt Party organizer in campaign against General Yudenich. 1921 political officer, Caucasian Red Banner Army.
1922-1923 head, Polit Department, Dag Brigade. Comissar, 13th Dag Infantry Division. 1923-1929 worked for political Board, North Caucasian Military district.
1929-1932 deputy head, Polit Board, Belorussian Military district. Member, Central Committee, Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Belorussian. 1932-1937 head, Culture and Propaganda Department, Red Army Polit Board.
Assistant chief (political), Red Army Air Force. Head, Department of Executive Polit Organs, Red Army Polit Board. Head; Polit Board, Main Civil Aviation Board.
Deputy head, Main Civil Aviation Board. 1937 member, Military Council, Moscow Military district. Delegation at 15th and 16th All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Congresses.
1937 arrested by People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs.
