After a concussion and gas poisoning, he was treated in Rostov–on–Don, then entered the Taganrog Metallurgical Plant and there in May 1917, he joined the
Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (Bolsheviks). Since September 1917 – a member of the Taganrog City Party Committee. In 1918, in political work in the
Red Army. When the Germans approached Taganrog, he retreated to the North Caucasus together with the Taganrog Regiment, which then joined the
Taman Army, and worked as an armored vehicle driver. In 1919, he carried out important tasks of the party to organize underground work in the territory occupied by the White Guards (Rostov–on–Don – Taganrog). He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. From December 1919 – director of the Taganrog City Power Plant, from 1921 – the Russian–Baltic Plant. In December 1922, he was appointed Head of the Organizational Department of the Taganrog District Committee of the
Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks). Since September 1929 – Secretary of the Taganrog District Party Committee. Since December 1937 –
Deputy of the
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Since October 1940 – Head of the Main Directorate of Labor Reserves under the
Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union. During the Great Patriotic War, he carried out important tasks of the State Defense Committee for the training of young workers for industry and transport, for which he was awarded two Orders of Lenin, the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st Degree, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. In 1946–1952 – 1st Deputy Minister of Labor Reserves of the Soviet Union. In 1939–1961, he was a member, and in 1952–1959, he was Chairman of the
Central Auditing Commission of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. At the same time, in 1954–1960, he was Chairman of the Commission for the Establishment of Personal Pensions under the
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. He retired in 1960 and died on 19 April 1969 in
Kerch. ==Author==