Stadnyuk, I. F. The Scene of the Incident is the Front (Mesto proisshestviya — front), 1965. In Russian.

Стаднюк И. Место происшествия — фронт. / Рассказы и повести. Художник Н. А. Воробьев.
Москва : Военное издательство Министерства обороны СССР (Воениздат), 1960.
440 с. : ил. (Серия: Библиотечка военных приключений). Твердый издательский переплет, уменьшенный формат.
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Stadnyuk, Ivan. The Scene of the Incident is the Front. / Stories and Novellas. Illustrator N. A. Vorobyov.
Moscow : Voenizdat (Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR), 1960.
440 pp. : ill. (Library of Military Adventures series). Hardcover, pocket format. In Russian.

This 1960 volume is a classic entry in the celebrated "Library of Military Adventures" (Bibliotechka voennykh priklyucheniy) series, which was immensely popular among Soviet readers for its blend of frontline realism and suspenseful plotlines. Written by Ivan Stadnyuk, a prominent Soviet writer and war correspondent who witnessed the horrors of the early days of the German invasion, this collection focuses on the heroism and professional grit of Soviet counter-intelligence and frontline soldiers.
The book contains stories and novellas that explore the "invisible" war—the hunt for saboteurs, the securing of the rear, and the high-stakes intelligence work that took place just behind the trenches. Stadnyuk’s prose is noted for its lack of artificial sentimentality, drawing heavily on his own military experience to depict the psychological tension of war. In this study, the author provides a deep typological analysis that offers a deep dive into the internal logic of the "military adventure" genre, including the arrangement of investigative plot structures and the moral conflicts faced by officers in the field.
The edition is enhanced by the dynamic illustrations of N. A. Vorobyov, a master of graphic storytelling. His black-and-white drawings capture the atmospheric tension of the front—nocturnal reconnaissance missions, tense interrogations, and the rugged landscape of the war zones. To ensure mass reach and portability, the book was produced in the iconic "pocket" format of the Voenizdat series, allowing it to be easily carried by soldiers and civilians alike.
For collectors of Soviet genre fiction, historians of the "Military Adventure" series, and bibliophiles interested in 1960s book design, this 440-page volume is a quintessential artifact of the Khrushchev Thaw period, where war literature began to move toward more human-centric and suspenseful narratives.