Career
He was trained at Pazheskom corps and later Imperial General Staff Academy in 1889. He was assigned Chief troops Caucasia on 10 December 1902. Between 30 July 1902 to 1 June 1906, he was the head of the cavalry training of Persian Cossack Brigade.
He was appointed troop Terskogo Kazak troops on 26 November 1908.
He published several articles on military intelligence. On 1 April 1915 he was assigned to chief of the 4th Caucasian Cossacks Division at Persian Campaign.
From 4 July 1916 he was Commander II Caucasus CAW and showed himself as a talented commander. After the February Revolution he was removed from office during the cleansing of higher komsostava.