In 1941 Stulginskis and his wife were arrested by the Soviet NKVD and deported to a gulag in the Krasnoyarsk region, while his wife was deported to the Komi area.
I 1941 blev Stulginskis og hans hustru arresteret af NKVD, han blev deporteret til gulag i Krasnoyarsk regionen, hans hustru til Komi området.