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A Stalinist idealization of the dictatorship of the proletariat applied to art that used realistic techniques to show the struggle for socialism in a positive and optimistic manner
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Socialist realism — is a teleologically oriented style of realistic art which has as its purpose the furtherance of the goals of socialism and communism. Although related, it should not be confused with social realism, a type of art that realistically depicts… … Wikipedia
socialist realism — n. a style of writing, painting, etc., established in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, typically depicting laborers and other members of a communist society in a heroic or idealized fashion socialist realist adj., n … English World dictionary
socialist realism — a state approved artistic or literary style in some socialist countries, as the U.S.S.R., that characteristically celebrates an idealized vision of the life and industriousness of the workers. Also, Socialist Realism. [1930 35] * * * Officially… … Universalium
socialist realism — or Socialist Realism Socialist realism was the official style in the arts in the Soviet Union (USSR) from the early 1930s until the decline of Communism in the 1980s, disappearing entirely by the time of that country s dissolution in 1989.… … Glossary of Art Terms
Socialist realism in Poland — (Polish: socrealizm ) was introduced to the postwar People s Republic of Poland by a decree of the communist Deputy Minister (later, Minister of Culture and Art) Włodzimierz Sokorski in 1949. As in all Soviet controlled Eastern Bloc countries,… … Wikipedia
Socialist realism in Romania — After World War II, socialist realism on the Soviet model was imposed on the USSR s new satellites, including Romania. This was accompanied by a series of organisational and repressive moves, for instance the incarceration of numerous poets (some … Wikipedia
socialist realism — noun Date: 1934 a Marxist aesthetic theory calling for the didactic use of literature, art, and music to develop social consciousness in an evolving socialist state • socialist realist noun or adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
socialist realism — noun Etymology: translation of Russian sotsialisticheskiĭ realizm : a theory of Soviet art, music, and literature that calls for the didactic use of artistic work to develop social consciousness in an evolving socialist state • socialist realist… … Useful english dictionary
socialist realism — noun the theory that art, literature, and music should reflect and promote the ideals of a socialist society (especially in the Soviet Union under Stalin) … English new terms dictionary
socialist realism — so′cialist re′alism n. lit.+fia a state approved style in art or literature that celebrates the worker s life in a socialist country • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
