[2] In 1913, Oberuchev was arrested in Moscow for political activities and exiled from Russia for three years.
[6] He argued against the formation of separate Ukrainian military units,[7] and was also opposed to the creation of a Czechoslovakian army.
[8] Following the October Revolution, Oberuchev was invited to serve in Lenin's government but he did not agree to the offer, as he was opposed to the Bolsheviks' politics.
He was active in the Federation of Russian Organizations in America, which advocated for a democratic government in Russia.
[10] During the Federation's second convention in 1918, he stood for election as the organization's chairman, running as the Menshevik candidate against John M.