However, Savitsky reportedly lost the money handed to him by the Soviet government playing roulette, and found himself in a position of not being able to return to Russia.
Around him a circle of followers emerged, including José del Mar, Gabriel Turbay and Luis Tejada.
The group maintained contacts with the Socialist Party, but retained a separate political identity.
Savitsky assisted the May 1, 1924, conference of the Socialist Party, which pledged to follow the 21 theses of the Communist International.
[2] Per Lazar/Jeifets (2001) the real intentions behind Savitski's political activities in Colombia, which ran in parallel to different business ventures, could have been opportunistic attempts to clear his name ahead of a possible return to the Soviet Union.