Stalin, I. V. On the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union (O Velikoy Otechestvennoy voyne Sovetskogo Soyuza), 1944. In Russian.

Сталин И. О Великой Отечественной войне Советского Союза.
Москва : ОГИЗ — Государственное издательство политической литературы (ГИПЛ), 1944.
159 с. : 1 л. портр. Мягкая издательская обложка, обычный формат.
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Stalin, Joseph. On the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union.
Moscow : OGIZ — State Publishing House of Political Literature (GIPL), 1944.
159 pp. : 1 plate of portrait. Softcover, standard format. In Russian.

This 1944 edition is a significant historical document and a lifetime publication of Joseph Stalin, issued at a turning point of World War II. Published by GIPL (State Publishing House of Political Literature) while the war was still raging, this collection served as the primary ideological and strategic manual for the Soviet people and the Red Army. It compiles Stalin's most famous wartime speeches, radio addresses, and "Orders of the Day" from the beginning of the German invasion in 1941 through the liberation of Soviet territories in 1944.
The volume includes the legendary radio broadcast of July 3, 1941, beginning with the famous address "Brothers and sisters!", as well as his speeches at the Red Square parades and the reports on the anniversaries of the October Revolution. The 1944 edition is particularly important as it includes his assessments of the Great Victories at Stalingrad and Kursk, outlining the transition of the Red Army from defensive struggles to the final offensive towards the frontiers of the USSR. In this study, the text provides a deep typological analysis that offers a deep dive into the internal logic of wartime propaganda, including the arrangement of patriotic appeals and the mobilization of national historical memory.
As a genuine wartime publication, the book is printed on the characteristic paper of the era and features a classic portrait frontispiece of Stalin in his Marshal's uniform. To ensure mass reach during the war, it was issued in a standard softcover format, making it easy to distribute to the front lines and industrial centers.
For historians of World War II, researchers of Stalinism, and collectors of military memorabilia, this 1944 imprint is an essential primary source. Unlike post-war editions, it captures the raw rhetoric and the immediate atmosphere of the conflict as it was experienced by the Soviet population in the penultimate year of the war.