[1] Hendrik Allik worked for the Baltic Cotton Factory (Estonian: Balti Puuvillavabrik) in 1916–1922 and as a contributing editor for magazines and newspapers.

After the coup d'état the Estonian SSR was founded and Allik was elected as the People's Commissariat of Trade and Industry, which he held until June 1941.

In 1942 he was appointed additional roles in Estonia and became the political commissar of the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps, taking part in hostilities near Velikiye Luki, Nevel, and Novosokolniki.

As Joseph Stalin had been dissatisfied with the actions of Nikolai Karotamm, the de facto leader of the Estonian SSR, he was dismissed of his prestigious positions in March 1950.

[4] Allik, a close associate of Karotamm, was likewise stripped of his positions, sentenced to 25 years in prison, and sent to Siberia, despite receiving the Order of Lenin just months prior for his duty during the war.