socialist realism
socialist realism
nounDefinition of SOCIALIST REALISM
: a Marxist aesthetic theory calling for the didactic use of literature, art, and music to develop social consciousness in an evolving socialist state
— socialist realist noun or adjective
First Known Use of SOCIALIST REALISM
1934
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