In 1914 he earned a degree in history and philology and in 1917 a degree in jurisprudence from Kharkov University, where he also taught from 1913 to 1916.
: Окончил Харьковский университет:: 1914 — историко-филологический факультет:: 1917 — юридический факультет (экстерном)* В 1913—1916 гг.