ka ▁operations ▁involving ▁kill ings . ▁These ▁were ▁against ▁alleg ed ▁an arch ists ▁in ▁Pet ro grad ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁against ▁an arch ists ▁in ▁Pet ro grad ▁and ▁Moscow . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁SR ▁attempt ▁on ▁Len in ' s ▁life ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁( F anni ▁Kap lan ▁case ), ▁for ▁the ▁ind isc rim inate ▁Red ▁T error ▁campaign s ▁and ▁repr is als ▁that ▁followed . ▁He ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" H yst er ical ▁T error " ▁in ▁the ▁newspaper ▁" U t ro ▁Mosk vy " ▁( # 2 1 ) ▁of ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁During ▁these ▁times ▁appeared ▁a ▁term ▁" room ▁of ▁sou ls " ▁in ▁numerous ▁pr isons ▁such ▁as ▁But yr ka . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁internal ▁defense ▁in ▁Pet ro grad , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁rein for ced ▁ra ion . ▁Following ▁the ▁retre at ▁of ▁the ▁Y uden ich ▁forces ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁rein for ced ▁ra ion ▁in ▁K iev ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Upon ▁the ▁s ack ▁of ▁K iev ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Council ▁in ▁T ula . ▁In ▁winter ▁ 1 9 1 9 - 1 9 2 0 ▁Peters ▁became ▁the ▁deput y