▁of ▁an ▁air plane ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ; ▁ ▁- ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Russian - American ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ; ▁ ▁- ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Historical ▁and ▁Gene alog ical ▁Society ▁in ▁Moscow ; ▁ ▁- ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁a ▁famous ▁girls ' ▁school ▁B ess , ▁later ▁its ▁owner ; ▁ ▁- ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁spread ▁of ▁useful ▁books ; ▁ ▁- ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Russian - As ian ▁Bank . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁revolution ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁national ization ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow - K az an ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁von ▁Me ck ▁hoped ▁that ▁his ▁knowledge ▁and ▁experience ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁useful ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Soviet ▁state . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁railway ▁transport ▁system ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁financial ▁and ▁economic ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ariat ▁of ▁Rail ways . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁Comm iss ar ▁on ▁the ▁State ▁Pl anning ▁Commission . ▁Von ▁Me ck ▁out lined ▁his ▁ideas ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁econom ics ▁and ▁prospect s ▁for ▁domestic ▁rail ▁transport ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁books ▁published ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁" bour ge ois " ▁orig ins , ▁he ▁was ▁repeatedly ▁arrested ▁on ▁various ▁charges ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁on ward , ▁accused ▁of , ▁among ▁other ▁things