He subsequently spent three-quarters of a year studying in the law department at the Kiev commercial school (Handelsschule), then served for a year in the Russian military; after his discharge from the military he returned to Vilna.
hiː sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli spˈɛnt θɹˈiːkwˈɔːɹɾɚz əvə jˈɪɹ stˈʌdiɪŋ ɪnðə lˈɔː dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt æt ðə kˈiːɛf kəmˈɜːʃəl skˈuːl hˈændɪlʃˌuːl, ðˈɛn sˈɜːvd fɚɹə jˈɪɹ ɪnðə ɹˈʌʃən mˈɪlətˌɛɹi; ˈæftɚ hɪz dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ fɹʌmðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə vˈɪlnə.