socialist realism
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Socialist realism is a state-sanctioned artistic and literary style, especially prominent in the Soviet Union, that idealized communist values and portrayed workers and everyday life in an optimistic, heroic manner.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| socialist realism canonical | 13 |
| Socialist realism | 7 |
| Socialist Realism | 4 |
| Sotsrealizm | 1 |
| Soviet realism | 1 |
| სოციალისტური რეალიზმი | 1 |
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Target entity: socialist realism Context triple: [Maksim Gorky, influenced, socialist realism]
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Social realism
Social realism is an artistic and literary movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and social conditions, often highlighting the struggles and injustices faced by working-class and marginalized people.
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Realism
Realism is a literary and artistic movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and ordinary people with truthful, unembellished detail.
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Soviet montage school
The Soviet montage school was an influential early 20th-century film movement in the Soviet Union that emphasized dynamic editing and the collision of images to create meaning and emotional impact, shaping the theory and practice of cinema worldwide.
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communism
Communism is a socio-economic and political ideology advocating a classless, stateless society in which the means of production are collectively owned and controlled.
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Marxism–Leninism
Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideological framework that synthesizes Karl Marx’s and Vladimir Lenin’s theories into a doctrine of one-party rule, state control of the economy, and revolutionary vanguard leadership, most prominently associated with the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: socialist realism Target entity description: Socialist realism is a state-sanctioned artistic and literary style, especially prominent in the Soviet Union, that idealized communist values and portrayed workers and everyday life in an optimistic, heroic manner.
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A.
Social realism
Social realism is an artistic and literary movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and social conditions, often highlighting the struggles and injustices faced by working-class and marginalized people.
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B.
Realism
Realism is a literary and artistic movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and ordinary people with truthful, unembellished detail.
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C.
Soviet montage school
The Soviet montage school was an influential early 20th-century film movement in the Soviet Union that emphasized dynamic editing and the collision of images to create meaning and emotional impact, shaping the theory and practice of cinema worldwide.
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D.
communism
Communism is a socio-economic and political ideology advocating a classless, stateless society in which the means of production are collectively owned and controlled.
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E.
Marxism–Leninism
Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideological framework that synthesizes Karl Marx’s and Vladimir Lenin’s theories into a doctrine of one-party rule, state control of the economy, and revolutionary vanguard leadership, most prominently associated with the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aesthetic ideology
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artistic style ⓘ cultural doctrine ⓘ literary style ⓘ |
| appliesToMedium |
architecture
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cinema ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| artisticRequirement |
didactic function
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heroic depiction of workers ⓘ ideological correctness ⓘ optimistic tone ⓘ realistic representation ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Union of Soviet Writers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| declineBeganInPeriod | post-Stalin Thaw ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizesSubject |
collectivized agriculture
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everyday life under socialism ⓘ industrialization ⓘ party leaders ⓘ peasants ⓘ soldiers ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
cultural policy directives
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state censorship ⓘ |
| formallyAdoptedAtEvent | First Congress of Soviet Writers ⓘ |
| formallyAdoptedInYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
socialist realism
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surface form:
Sotsrealizm
socialist realist style ⓘ социалистический реализм ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
ideinost (ideological content)
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klassovost (class character) ⓘ narodnost (people-centeredness) ⓘ partiinost (party-mindedness) ⓘ typical characters in typical circumstances ⓘ |
| ideologicallyBasedOn |
Marxism–Leninism
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Stalin era ⓘ
surface form:
Stalinism
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| influencedBy |
19th-century realism
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Russian realist literature ⓘ revolutionary romanticism ⓘ |
| influencedMovement |
Cuban revolutionary art
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Maoist revolutionary art ⓘ North Korean Juche art ⓘ |
| officialArtDoctrineOf |
Czechoslovakia
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North Korea ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Eastern Bloc ⓘ East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
Bulgaria ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of Bulgaria
China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China (early period)
Hungary ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of Hungary
Polish People’s Republic ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of Poland
Revolutionary Government of Cuba ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Cuba (early revolutionary period)
Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (early period)
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| opposesArtMovement |
abstract art
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avant-garde ⓘ formalism ⓘ |
| periodOfGreatestProminence | Stalin era ⓘ |
| promotesValue |
class consciousness
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collectivism ⓘ communist ideals ⓘ heroism of the working class ⓘ optimism about socialism ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Stalinist architecture
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propaganda art ⓘ socialist classicism ⓘ |
| usedAsToolFor |
legitimization of the communist party
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mass education ⓘ political propaganda ⓘ |
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Subject: socialist realism Description of subject: Socialist realism is a state-sanctioned artistic and literary style, especially prominent in the Soviet Union, that idealized communist values and portrayed workers and everyday life in an optimistic, heroic manner.
Referenced by (27)
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