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Classic 1980 Soviet Baltic Novel: "When the Rain and Wind Knock at the Window" by Arvīds Grigulis

For collectors of Soviet Baltic literature, Cold War fiction, and World War II European history, this 1980 original Soviet hardcover edition is a classic work. Published in Moscow by Sovetsky Pisatel (Издательство «Советский писатель»), When the Rain and Wind Knock at the Window (Когда дождь и ветер стучат в окно) was written by National Writer of the Latvian SSR Arvīds Grigulis (Арвид Петрович Григулис).

Bound 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 D. Glezer and designed by artist Z. Ya. Zuze.

Baltic Refugees, Peat Bogs of Sweden & Post-War Espionage Grigulis' novel constructs a detailed narrative based on historical primary records:

• Factual Archival Foundation: 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.

• The Refugee Experience: 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 (торфяные болота), psychological alienation, and recruitment by foreign intelligence rings.

• The Aloizs Brenčs Film Adaptation: 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.

• Two Full Parts: Unabridged text featuring Part 1: Fallen Leaves (Опавшие листья) and Part 2: The Power of Life (Сила жизни), prefaced by a photographic portrait of the author.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Когда дождь и ветер стучат в окно (When the Rain and Wind Knock at the Window)

• Original Latvian Title: Kad lietus un vēji sitas logā

• Author: Arvīds Grigulis (Арвид Петрович Григулис)

• Translator: D. Glezer (Д. Глезер)

• Artist / Designer: Z. Ya. Zuze (З. Я. Зузе)

• Publisher: "Sovetsky Pisatel" Publishing House (Москва)

• Publication Date: 1980 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian (translated from Latvian)

• Binding: Original publisher's cloth-backed graphic hardcover

• Page Count: 544 pages with frontispiece portrait

• Classification: Latvian Soviet Literature / World War II & Cold War Fiction / Historical Drama