 He made about 40 films in his career with 10 films still in existence − five newsreels, four documentaries, and one work of fiction, the political satire "Karujaht Pärnumaal" ("Bear Hunt in the Pärnu County").In 1915, Pääsuke was conscripted to serve as a second-rank infantryman in the reserve battalion of the Lithuanian Regiment of the Foot Guards; he was mobilized on 8 September and was in St Petersburg on 14 November.He managed to be recognized as a photographer, receiving a camera by the end of the month, and continued his photographic activities both in Russia proper and in Estonia.