in 1949, the soviet authorities arrested him for abusing his position. the charges were dubious. alliksaar believes they were politically motivated. in 1954, he was also charged with betraying the homeland. upon his release, in 1957, alliksaar was not allowed to return to estonia and lived in the vologda oblast. in 1958, he secretly returned to tartu and worked in a brewery, in construction and for the railway. he also dedicated himself to creative writing.