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Definition:
Socialist Realism was the official style of art Soviet Union from the early 1930s until
the decline of communism in the late 1980s. The imposition of Socialist Realism meant
that everything else disappeared - and with the disappearance of other art styles,
creativity and innovation suffered greatly.
Socialist Realism was meant to be simple and simplistic in an effort to effectively communicate to all viewers. And the purpose of Socialist Realism was to communicate - communicate the official Soviet party doctrines. The proletariat was glorified and, along with them, so was the communist party and the state.
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