hiː ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ɪnðə ɹˈɛd ˈɑːɹmi ɪnðə ɹˈʌʃən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, dʒˈɔɪnd ðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kˈaʊnsəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn—nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ænd wˈɜːkt æt ðə pˈɑːɹɾi skˈuːl.
He enlisted in the Red Army in the Russian Civil War, joined the Communist Party in 1919 and became a member of the Revolutionary Military Council (1919—1921) and worked at the Party School.