ania ▁gained ▁independence . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁After ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁liber ated ▁the ▁Naz i ▁cam ps , ▁S ru oga ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁camp . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Vil nius ▁and ▁continued ▁teaching ▁at ▁Vil nius ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁dram as ▁P aj ū rio ▁kur ort as ▁and ▁Barb ora ▁Rad vil ait ė . ▁ ▁The ▁authorities ' ▁ref us al ▁to ▁publish ▁The ▁Forest ▁of ▁God s ▁and ▁weak ▁health ▁resulting ▁from ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁film ▁Forest ▁of ▁the ▁God s ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁dram at ists ▁and ▁play w right s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁po ets ▁Category : L ith uan ian ▁dram at ists ▁and ▁play w right s ▁Category : L ith uan ian ▁folk lor ists ▁Category : L ith uan ian ▁po ets ▁Category : L ud wig ▁Maxim ilian ▁University ▁of ▁Mun ich ▁al umn i ▁Category : M osc ow ▁State ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Bir ž ai ▁District ▁Municip ality ▁Category : Pe ople