Order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR, March 5, 1945

Source: Tom 18

On the Journals "Voennaya Mysl" [Military Thought] and "Voenny Vestnik" [Military Herald]

Having examined the state of the journals "Voennaya Mysl" and "Voenny Vestnik," I note that these journals insufficiently reflect the experience of the Great Patriotic War and do not adequately address the problems of modern military art and science.

I order:

1. The journal "Voennaya Mysl" shall become the organ of the General Staff and shall systematically analyze the experience of the Great Patriotic War, generalize the advances in Soviet military art, and publish articles on the development of military science.

2. The journal "Voenny Vestnik" shall be reorganized as a journal of the ground forces, focusing on combat training, tactical questions, and the practical experience of combined-arms operations.

People's Commissar of Defense

I. Stalin