hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ænd ɪmˈiːdɪətli bɪɡˈæn wˈɜːkɪŋ æt ðɪ ˌaɪvɐnˈoʊvoʊvˌɑːznɪsˈɛnsk pˌɑːlɪtˈɛknɪk ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt.
He graduated with a degree in mathematics in 1917 and immediately began working at the Ivanovo-Voznesensk Polytechnic Institute.