During World War I, he lived in Moscow and studied at the gymnasium. in 1918 returned to Lithuania. He continued his studies at the "Žiburio" gymnasium in Marijampole, from 1920. Marijampolė teachers' seminary. Here, he actively participated in the activities of the early risers.
in 1924 expelled from the seminary for participating in the May 1st demonstrations. He passed the exams externally. 1924-1926 He studied Lithuanian language, literature and history at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Lithuania.in 1925 May. was arrested for May 1st slogans printed in the publication "Draugas juanims". He was forced to emigrate abroad for his political activities in socialist youth and workers' organizations, opposition to the government.in 1926 February. went to Austria, entered the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Vienna. He studied literature, philosophy and history. in 1927 In the summer, during his vacation in Lithuania, he was arrested and released on the condition that he leave Lithuania.
in 1927 moved to Latvia, joined the activities of the Lithuanian Social Democratic emigrants. in 1928 Almanac "Audra" was published in Riga. in 1928 exiled from Latvia.1928-1930 He continued his literature and philosophy studies in Vienna. Collaborated in the magazine "Trečias frontas". 1930 moved to Berlin, where the Social Democratic emigrant newspaper "Kova" was published.in 1931 returned to Lithuania. in 1932 edited the literary almanac "Darbas". For illegal political activity in 1933 March 28 was arrested and sentenced to 4 years of hard labor in prison. He was imprisoned in Kaunas and Marijampole prisons.
in 1935 Amnestied thanks to the efforts of the Society of Lithuanian Writers.in 1938 elected secretary of the Society of Lithuanian Writers. He collaborated in the newspapers and magazines "Lietuvos žinios", "Kultūra", in 1940. edited the magazine Dienovidis. In the vicinity of Garliava, in the village of Ražiškii, on the so-called Čigonkalnis, he built a house and from 1939 lived here with his family for a while. Later, brother John's family settled in the homestead. in 1993 the homestead has been declared a cultural heritage object.
