ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi kəmˈɪɾi ænd ðə hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz ʌvðə ɹˈɛd ɡˈɑːɹd ʌvðə bˈæzməni dˈɪstɹɪkt ænd sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə bˈæzməni ɹˈʌʃən kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾi bˈiː ʌv mˈɑːskoʊ.
In 1917-1918 and during the October Revolution, he was a member of the Military Revolutionary Committee and the headquarters of the Red Guard of the Basmanny District and secretary of the Basmanny Russian Communist Party (b) of Moscow.