To touch on the raw: the aesthetic affections of socialist realism.(Aesthetics and the Body Politic)

From: Art Journal | Date: March 22, 1997| Author: Efimova, Alla | Copyright information

Socialist Realism (SR), the art form conceptualized in the Soviet Union (SU), developed into a true aesthetic form through the interpretation and works of the artists who practiced it. Adopted as the official style in 1934, SR was already part of the SU's cultural scene and formulated as an art form before being articulated at the First Congress of Soviet Writers. Study of Soviet artists' debates, memoirs, and statements reveal how SR was transformed from ideology to a true aesthetic reflecti...

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