He entered the service in 1886, enrolled in the lists of the 146th Tsaritsyn Infantry Regiment as a private with the rights of a volunteer.

In 1899 he was sent to the Office of the Yamburg District Military Chief to train soldiers of the State Militia.

By the highest order of the Military Department of 17 July 1906, he was again called up from the reserve and enlisted in the 87th Infantry Neishlot Regiment.

[9] For his excellent and diligent service and labors during military operations, on 8 September 1916, he was awarded the Highest Monarch's favor.

[11] He died of a heart attack in September 1922; he was buried in the Cossack Cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, opposite the Trinity Cathedral.