As a secret agent, he helped send several important Bolsheviks (like Ordzhonikidze, Joseph Stalin, and Yakov Sverdlov) into Siberian exile.
Sebagai agen rahasia, ia membantu mengirimkan beberapa Bolshevik penting (seperti Ordzhonikidze, Joseph Stalin, dan Yakov Sverdlov) ke pengasingan Siberian.