Measures 10 ½" x 14", 16 pp., published by the Military Commissariat of the Tula Province.

In good to very good condition. The first and last page are separated, the rest of the pages show spots of wear at the fold but are still solidly connected. The wear to the edges and corners is moderate and contained to the margins, not reaching the text. The water stain at the bottom is so faint that it is not very obvious against the age-toned paper. The paper is somewhat brittle, especially at the edges, but the pages can be turned, if with a little care. The text and graphics are bright

Measures 10 ½" x 14", 16 pp., published by the Military Commissariat of the Tula Province.

In good to very good condition. The first and last page are separated, the rest of the pages show spots of wear at the fold but are still solidly connected. The wear to the edges and corners is moderate and contained to the margins, not reaching the text. The water stain at the bottom is so faint that it is not very obvious against the age-toned paper. The paper is somewhat brittle, especially at the edges, but the pages can be turned, if with a little care. The text and graphics are bright and crisp.

The contents of the issue is 100% military-themed. Even the Arts and Literature sections never deviate from military life and military subject matter. The editorial is especially interesting. Entitled "Who is the Military Specialist in the Red Army," it is a fascinating mix of truths and blatant falsehoods about officers of Imperial Russian Army, "explaining" why they joined the Red Army and instructing the readership to hold back their "class hatred," respect the officers' genuine desire to join the Revolution and accept them as a benefit for the Red Army. Whereas, in fact, the Reds desperately needed professionally trained military officers to command the unruly mishmash of what only much later became a true functional military force. Obviously, only very few "white" officers were eager to embrace the communist ideology and fight with the Bolsheviks against every value they had grown up on and taken military oath to defend. That did not deter the commissars in the slightest. They just took the officers' families as hostages, and made the choice for the officer very simple: you fight with and for the Red Army or we shoot your family. And they did, shoot them that is. There is plenty of evidence when the "white" officer refused to believe that such an atrocity could be realized, and refused to serve the "reds."

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