 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Dalí akashanda muMasoja Emuchadenga eRussia kubva muna 1814 kusvika muna 1826, achipedza kudzidza paSaint Petersburg Naval Cadet School muna 1819. Muna 1826 akatanga kudzidza mushonga paDorpat University; akabatanidzwa sechiremba wemauto muRusso-Turkish War 18281829 uye muhondo yekurwisa Polandmuna 18311832. Achitevera kusawirirana nevakuru vake, akasiya basa paChipatara cheMasoja muSaint Petersburg ndokutora chinzvimbo chehutungamiriri neBazi rezvemukati muOrenburg Governorate muna 1833. Akatora rutivi muuto raGeneral Perovsky rokurwisa Khiva ra 1839-1840. 