Podolia Governorate
He graduated from the Kamianets Technical School in 1912, and then continued his studies at the St. Petersburg Institute of Civil Engineers (1912-1917) and at Charles University in Prague (1924-1927). During the interim between St. Petersburg and Prague, he taught at the Kamianets Gymnasium (1918–1919), helped organize the Architectural Institute in Kiev (1918-1919) and served as director of the construction department of the Podolia Governorate.