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socialist realism

A Marxist aesthetic doctrine that seeks to promote the development of socialism through didactic use of literature, art, and music.

socialist realism

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Communist countries, esp formerly) the doctrine that art, literature, etc. should present an idealized portrayal of reality, which glorifies the achievements of the Communist Party

socialist realism

a Marxist-inspired artistic and literary theory or doctrine that calls on art and literature to promote the socialist cause and sees the artist, writer, etc. as a servant of the state or, in the words of Stalin, “the engineer of human souls.”

See also: Art, Communism

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socialist realism

n (Art, Liter) → sozialistischer Realismus

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socialist realism (redirected from Soviet Realism)

socialist realism
(redirected from Soviet Realism)