▁fourth ▁grade ▁of ▁rural ▁school . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁teacher ' s ▁school ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁primary ▁school ▁teacher . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁another ▁teachers ' ▁college ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁Russian ▁language ▁and ▁literature ▁in ▁Bor is ogle b ov sk oe ▁village , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁until ▁cons cription ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Army ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Reserve ▁Regiment , ▁based ▁in ▁K uz net sk . ▁From ▁May ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Ch ug u ye v ▁J unker ▁School ▁and ▁graduated ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant . ▁From ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁company ▁commander ▁in ▁Ir k ut sk , ▁first ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Si ber ian ▁Infantry ▁Reserve ▁Regiment ▁and ▁then ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Si ber ian ▁Infantry ▁Reserve ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Kap it ok hin ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Front , ▁where ▁he ▁fought ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 1 st ▁Si ber ian ▁Infantry ▁Regiment . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁dem obil ized . ▁ ▁Russian ▁Civil