Upon his return to the Soviet Union, he was arrested during the Great Purge by the NKVD on 25 January 1938, sentenced to death on 20 June 1938 and shot the same day.
Upon his return to the Soviet Union, he was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested by the NKVD on 25 January 1938, sentenced to death on 20 June 1938 and shot the same day.