Background
KALNIN, (Party was born in 1895 in village Ogre, Liflyand Province, Latin
KALNIN, (Party was born in 1895 in village Ogre, Liflyand Province, Latin
Attended military ensigns’ school.
Worker in Riga and Daugavpils. 1915 evacuated to Moscow, from where he was exiled a year later for revol activities. Took refuge in Baku, where he worked for the Baku Russian Social-Democratic Workers ’Party (Bolsheviks) Organisation
Went abroad; August 1917 returned to Moscow. During October Revol led a Red Guard detachment during the storming of the Kremlin. Presidium member, Rogozhsko-Simonov district Soviet and military comissar and police chief of this distribution
February 1918 sent to Eastern Front. Member, Rcvol-Military Soviet, 1st Army. From spring 1919 performed special duties for Revol-Military Council in Latin (later 15th) Army.
Comissar, 11th Rifle Division during battle of Pskov. 1920 comissar, 143rd Brigade, 16th Army.