 Rudzutaks was released after the February Revolution of 1917.After his release, Rudzutaks served in various positions in the All-Russia Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (RCP(b)) and the trade unions.As head of the State Water Transport Administration, in 1918-19, he organised the emergency of food supplies along the Volga, to Moscow, to enable the city to function during the first month’s civil war.