He taught at Nizhnii-Novgorod during 1919 and early 1920 but he returned to Ivanovo in May 1920 where he was appointed as a professor at the Ivanovo Pedagogic Institute.
Siya nagtuturo sa Nizhnii-Novgorod sa panahon ng 1919 at unang bahagi ng 1920 ngunit siya bumalik sa Ivanovo sa Mayo 1920 kung saan siya ay hinirang bilang isang propesor sa Ivanovo paturo Institute.