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socialist realism
or Socialist Realism
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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.
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Origin of socialist realism
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby socialist realism
socialist, socialistic, Socialist International, Socialist Labor party, Socialist party, socialist realism, socialite, sociality, socialization, socialize, socialized medicine
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How to use socialist realism in a sentence
Contemporary art has been guided by the strictures of Socialist Realism as interpreted at different times.
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British Dictionary definitions for socialist realism
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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