{"product_id":"vintage-1980-soviet-book-when-rain-and-wind-knock-at-the-window-a-grigulis-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1980 Soviet Book: When Rain and Wind Knock at the Window – A. Grigulis | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Classic 1980 Soviet Baltic Novel: \"When the Rain and Wind Knock at the Window\" by Arvīds Grigulis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Soviet Baltic literature, Cold War fiction, and World War II European history, this \u003cb\u003e1980 original Soviet hardcover edition\u003c\/b\u003e is a classic work. Published in Moscow by \u003cb\u003eSovetsky Pisatel\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИздательство «Советский писатель»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the Rain and Wind Knock at the Window\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eКогда дождь и ветер стучат в окно\u003c\/i\u003e) was written by National Writer of the Latvian SSR \u003cb\u003eArvīds Grigulis\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eАрвид Петрович Григулис\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in illustrated cloth-backed boards featuring a mid-century constructivist-style Baltic coastal beacon graphic, this 544-page volume was translated from the original Latvian by \u003cb\u003eD. Glezer\u003c\/b\u003e and designed by artist \u003cb\u003eZ. Ya. Zuze\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaltic Refugees, Peat Bogs of Sweden \u0026amp; Post-War Espionage\u003c\/b\u003e Grigulis' novel constructs a detailed narrative based on historical primary records:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFactual Archival Foundation:\u003c\/b\u003e Built upon genuine courtroom records, declassified post-war dossiers, personal diaries, and correspondence documenting the fates of young Latvians from spring 1944 through spring 1947.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Refugee Experience:\u003c\/b\u003e Follows five Latvian young men who escape to neutral Sweden across the Baltic Sea to evade the closing stages of the war, detailing the harsh realities of Swedish refugee camps, manual labor in peat bogs (\u003ci\u003eторфяные болота\u003c\/i\u003e), psychological alienation, and recruitment by foreign intelligence rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Aloizs Brenčs Film Adaptation:\u003c\/b\u003e The novel achieved widespread acclaim across the USSR and served as the direct source material for the celebrated 1967 Riga Film Studio motion picture directed by Aloizs Brenčs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Full Parts:\u003c\/b\u003e Unabridged text featuring \u003ci\u003ePart 1: Fallen Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eОпавшие листья\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003ePart 2: The Power of Life\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eСила жизни\u003c\/i\u003e), prefaced by a photographic portrait of the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Когда дождь и ветер стучат в окно (\u003ci\u003eWhen the Rain and Wind Knock at the Window\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Latvian Title:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eKad lietus un vēji sitas logā\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arvīds Grigulis (\u003ci\u003eАрвид Петрович Григулис\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslator:\u003c\/b\u003e D. Glezer (\u003ci\u003eД. Глезер\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist \/ Designer:\u003c\/b\u003e Z. Ya. Zuze (\u003ci\u003eЗ. Я. Зузе\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Sovetsky Pisatel\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eМосква\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1980 (Moscow, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian (translated from Latvian)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's cloth-backed graphic hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 544 pages with frontispiece portrait\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Latvian Soviet Literature \/ World War II \u0026amp; Cold War Fiction \/ Historical Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tsar to Soviets books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48987319435496,"sku":"USSR0326","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8743\/6008\/files\/photo_1_2026-09-02_18-37-06.jpg?v=1788360228","url":"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/products\/vintage-1980-soviet-book-when-rain-and-wind-knock-at-the-window-a-grigulis-tsar-to-soviet-books","provider":"Tsar to Soviets books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}