The House in the Snow-Drifts (Russian: Дом в сугробах, romanized: Dom v sugrobakh) is a 1928 Soviet drama film directed by Fridrikh Ermler.
[2] Set in the winter of 1919 during the Defense of Petrograd, the city is under siege by the forces of Nikolai Yudenich, with its inhabitants suffering from a lack of fuel, food, and warmth.
Driven to desperation to keep his ill wife warm and fed, he steals firewood from the speculator and a parrot from the children.
However, he is unexpectedly invited to perform as a pianist for a club evening organized for Red Army soldiers resting from the frontlines.
Filled with hope, he finds a renewed purpose and envisions becoming an active participant in the new Soviet life.