Background
A son of a country priest, Siniakov went to study in the Moscow State University.
A son of a country priest, Siniakov went to study in the Moscow State University.
In 1925 he attended a course for senior cavalry commanders in the Leningrad Cavalry School, but eventually was transferred to the Air Force. He graduated from the Frunze Academy, granted the rank of Combrig in 1935, and was himself appointed commander of the Orenburg Military Flight School in 1937.
He joined the Red Army during the Civil War. Later he took part in the Battle of Khalkin-Gol and was Chief of the Air Staff in the Baltic Military District. On June 1940 Siniakov was promoted to Major General of the Aviation.
He served in the Air Department of the General Staff when Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
He remained in office until 1 July 1943, when he was transferred to Rostov-on-Don on Marshal Novikov"s orders. Siniakov continued to serve in the Air Force throughout the war, and was promoted to Lieutenant General on 1944.
He remained in the Air Force Staff after it ended, and later retired without further promotions.