Lozhenitsyn, P. How to Protect Military Secrets (Kak berech' voennuyu taynu), 1938. In Russian

Ложеницын, П. Как беречь военную тайну
Библиотека красноармейца
Москва: Воениздат, 1938
60 стр.; 17х13 см.
В издательской обложке
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Lozhenitsyn, P. Kak berech' voennuyu taynu. [How to Protect Military Secrets].
Library of the Red Army Soldier.
Moscow: Voenizdat, 1938.
60 pp.; 17x13 cm.
In the publisher's cover.

This 1938 booklet is a prime example of Soviet military-political agitation and counterintelligence education aimed at the rank-and-file soldier. Published in the second edition within the mass series "Library of the Red Army Soldier" by the Military Publishing House (Voenizdat), this concise guide served a dual purpose. It provided basic, practical rules for maintaining secrecy (such as handling documents and conversations) while simultaneously cultivating a mindset of extreme vigilance and suspicion, framing the protection of state secrets as a paramount patriotic duty. Issued on the eve of World War II and during the peak of the Great Purge, this publication reflects the intense climate of spy mania and the regime's emphasis on ideological control within the armed forces. It is a valuable historical artifact for studying Soviet military culture, propaganda, and security practices in the late 1930s.