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

“He is ‘an independent socialist,’” said one organizer supportive of Warren.
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He said many of them had trouble making the transition from stage realism to the more naturalistic demands of the screen.
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There was also an off-putting conflict between whimsy and realism.
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Trierweiler claims that Hollande, a socialist, showed contempt for the poor, supposedly calling them “the toothless.”
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex|Lizzie Crocker|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Read too strictly, this would exclude highly inventive works of science fiction and fantasy because they lack realism.
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a difficulty foreseen long ago in Socialist discussions, but never completely met by the thorough-paced Communist.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
All must work for the state; only in a socialist commonwealth can social justice be found.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The socialist reads such criticism as the above with impatient approval.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
We may apply to it with advantage the spectacles of social reform, but what the socialist offers us is total blindness.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The collectivist state advocated by the socialist of to-day has scarcely anything in common with the communism of the middle ages.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

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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