sentences:  Appointed commander of the Caspian Flotilla he led the assault on the British base at Enzeli, on May 18, 1920 which destroyed what remained of the White Russian navy, and established the short lived soviet republic in Ghilan, in northern Iran.During the Trade Union debate (1920) Raskolnikov supported Leon Trotsky.In June 1920 – January 1921 Raskolnikov commanded the Baltic Fleet.