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socialist realism
or Socialist Realism
noun
- 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.
socialist realism
noun
- (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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of socialist realism1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
Contemporary art has been guided by the strictures of Socialist Realism as interpreted at different times.
From Project Gutenberg
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