From 1917 he was a member of the Presidium of the Moscow City Council and later the Moscow Committee of the RCP (b).
fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə pɹɪsˈɪdiəm ʌvðə mˈɑːskoʊ sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl ænd lˈeɪɾɚ ðə mˈɑːskoʊ kəmˈɪɾi ʌvðɪ ˌɑːɹsˌiːpˈiː bˈiː.