 Belash’s attitude towards the Soviet regime was manifested, in the spring of 1919, in his refusal to oppose the work of the Bolshevik political commissars among the Makhnovist units and in his proposal to use the system of state military commissariats to accelerate mobilization into rebel forces.When, in early June, the Bolsheviks broke off the military alliance with the Makhnovists, for the sake of restoring a united revolutionary front, Belash insisted on removing Makhno from command and reconciliation with the Soviet regime at all costs.On June 6 and 8, meetings of the command staff supported Belash’s demands, elected him chief of the field headquarters of the rebel division, and commissioned them to prepare the transfer of troops to the red command.