KGB Propaganda Poster Set

Soviet Vigilance Posters

This KGB propaganda poster set collects Soviet vigilance posters, the state-security campaign art that warned citizens against loose talk, spies and saboteurs. It is part of the Golden Collection series, packaged under the title "Vigilance Is Our Weapon!" (Бдительность — наше оружие!). The set suits collectors of Soviet militaria, Cold War history buffs, and anyone who wants bold Cyrillic graphic art for a den, office or range room.

Features

• Golden Collection Cover — A red cover carries the title "Vigilance Is Our Weapon!" in English and Russian, with "Golden Collection" lettered down both edges.
• "Don't Chatter!" Cover Art — The front shows N. Vatolina and N. Denisov's 1941 poster "Не болтай!", a woman in a red headscarf with a finger raised to her lips.
• "You Behave!" Design — V. Govorkov's 1948 poster "Не балуй!" shows a decorated Soviet officer at a window marked СССР (USSR), holding a red volume on the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet name for the 1941 to 1945 war with Germany.
• Illustrated Back Catalogue — The back cover prints a thumbnail of each poster in the series with the artist, Russian title, English translation, city and year.
• Counterespionage Themes — The artwork covers loose talk, enemy agents, saboteurs and the duty to stay alert, the core messages of Soviet state-security propaganda.
• Original Cyrillic Slogans — Each design keeps its Russian headline and text, so the posters read the way Soviet citizens saw them.
• Dated 1937 To 1958 — The catalogued posters run from the late 1930s through the war years and into the 1950s, published mainly in Moscow and Leningrad.

About the Artwork

The posters in this set come from named Soviet artists, among them N. Vatolina, N. Denisov, V. Govorkov and I. Serebryany, whose "Будь бдительным!" (Be Vigilant!) from 1941 appears in the series. The English captions on the back make the set easy to follow for buyers who do not read Russian. Framed singly or hung as a group, the posters give a clear picture of how the Soviet state told its people to guard secrets.