Chervyakov became the first chairman of the Belarusian Sovnarkom and in 1918 was appointed as a narkom of Belnatskom (Belarusian Nationality Committee) that was established in the Russian Narkomnat on Nationalities headed by Joseph Stalin.
Chervyakov's appointment marked the beginning of his tenure as the first chairman of the Belarusian Sovnarkom, and in 1918, he was appointed to lead Belnatskom (Belarusian Nationality Committee), which fell under the Russian Narkomnat on Nationalities led by Joseph Stalin.