In 1922 he started working as a diplomat at various posts including London, Tokyo and Helsinki, but in 1924, he also served as the first editor of the Petrograd literary magazine Zvezda.
År 1922 började han arbeta som diplomat på olika poster, inklusive London, Tokyo och Helsingfors, men 1924 också som den första redaktören för Petrograds litterära tidskrift Zvezda.