 The Petrograd Soviet refused to confirm her nomination, but Vladimir Lenin intervened in her favour and the appointment went ahead.In 1920, Lunacharsky offered her the position of head of "TEO", the theatre department of "Narkompros", in Moscow, but she refused.In 1921 she travelled abroad selling antiques and works of art, and from 1922 she represented the Commissariat of External Trade in relation to the film industry, spending some time with the Soviet trade delegation in Berlin.