▁Ly ce um . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁he ▁entered ▁military ▁service . ▁Ser ving ▁in ▁the ▁caval ry , ▁he ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁extreme ▁right - wing ▁politics , ▁joining ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Arch angel ▁Michael ▁and ▁writing ▁for ▁right - wing ▁publications . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁Second ▁Balt ic ▁caval ry ▁regiment . ▁He ▁became ▁personally ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Ts arina ▁Aleks andra ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁strong ▁emot ional ▁attachment . ▁There ▁were ▁even ▁rum ours ▁of ▁an ▁affair . ▁After ▁the ▁February ▁Revolution , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁army . ▁ ▁Revolution ary ▁Russia ▁After ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution , ▁he ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁by ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁plot ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government . ▁He ▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty ▁and ▁pointed ▁to ▁the ▁abs urd ity ▁of ▁such ▁charges ▁by ▁the ▁B ols he vik s , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁over th rown ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁themselves . ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁one ▁year ' s ▁imprison ment ▁by ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁trib unal ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁There , ▁he