": propaganda posters on the fight against spies from the times of the USSR. “Don’t talk on the phone!”: propaganda posters on the fight against spies from the times of the USSR Telephone chatterbox - accomplice of a fascist spy
At the dawn of the history of the Country of Soviets, special attention was paid to security, consciousness and vigilance. And therefore, literally on every corner one could see a poster with a call to look carefully around so as not to miss a single spy, who, according to Bolshevik ideologists, were hiding literally everywhere. Our review includes propaganda posters of that time.
1. When abroad from your native land, be especially vigilant!
From order No. 20 of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Marshal of the Soviet Union, Comrade Stalin.2. Telephone chatterbox - accomplice of a fascist spy
3. Be vigilant on duty!
4. Guys, defend your homeland! Track down enemies, report to adults!
5. Don't talk on the phone. Chatterbox is a godsend for a spy
6. In your letter home, be careful not to accidentally spill military secrets!
7. Strictly keep state and military secrets!
8. Chat, gossip - plays into the hands of the enemy
9. Be vigilant and vigilant
10. Don't talk! Strictly keep military and state secrets!
11. To chat is to help the enemy
12. Vigilance is our weapon. Be carefull!
13. Vigilance is our weapon!
14. Comrade! Strengthen our socialist intelligence, help it defeat the enemies of the people
15. Don't talk!
16. Be vigilant!
Posters about the fight against spies.
At the dawn of the history of the Country of Soviets, special attention was paid to security, consciousness and vigilance. And therefore, literally on every corner one could see a poster with a call to look carefully around so as not to miss a single spy, who, according to Bolshevik ideologists, were hiding literally everywhere. Our review includes propaganda posters of that time.
1. When abroad from your native land, be especially vigilant!
From order No. 20 of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Marshal of the Soviet Union, Comrade Stalin.
2. Telephone chatterbox - accomplice of a fascist spy
Artist Koretsky B., 1941.
3. Be vigilant on duty!
The poster was created by artist P. S. Golub in 1953.
4. Guys, defend your homeland! Track down enemies, report to adults!
Poster from 1941.
5. Don't talk on the phone. Chatterbox is a godsend for a spy
Artist Dove M.
6. In your letter home, be careful not to accidentally spill military secrets!
Artist Ivanov K.K., 1954.
7. Strictly keep state and military secrets!
Artists Intezarov A. and Sokolov N.
8. Chat, gossip - plays into the hands of the enemy
Artists Ivanov K.K. and Briskin V.M., 1954.
9. Be vigilant and vigilant
Artist Ivanov V.
10. Don't talk! Strictly keep military and state secrets!
Artist Chudov Yu. 1958.
11. To chat is to help the enemy
The poster was created by the artist V. B. Koretsky in 1954, when the Soviet Union was surrounded by external enemies and in conditions of thriving espionage.
12. Vigilance is our weapon. Be carefull!
Artist Shirokorad B., 1953.
On July 26, 1941, the Izvestia newspaper published an article stating that “revolutionary vigilance is one of the most important conditions for organizing victory over the enemy. It’s time to understand that a talkative, talkative person is a real boon for a spy, a willing or unwilling accomplice of the enemy...” From that moment on, the expression “A chatterbox is a godsend for a spy” became a catchphrase.
Here is a small selection of Soviet posters on this topic. Since the time of perestroika, some of them were (and still are) very fond of being published by liberals, unobtrusively leading the reader to approximately the following conclusion: what a terrible atmosphere of spy mania reigned in the USSR. Therefore, at the end there are several similar American posters from the same years on the same topic. The reader has the opportunity to compare how different the atmosphere in the main stronghold of the “free world” was from the “stifling Soviet one” in this regard. :) 
And these are American posters. "Careless chatter can cost lives": 
"Enemy Ears Are Listening"
"Sailor, beware! Careless chatter can cost lives."
"An open door makes the Japanese happy!
"Wanted for murder! Her careless chatter cost lives."
"Your mouth is shut! Careless chatter can cost lives"
“Soldier, cover the receiver with your hand when talking on the phone! Berlin is listening.”
The last two posters are especially remarkable; in the USSR such poster subjects, with demonstrative gagging, are difficult to imagine:
"Hush! Careless chatter can cost lives"
"Only silence can ensure safety"