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Noun: Socialist realism
  1. A style of realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and became a dominant style in other socialist countries.
    "Socialist realism of the 1930s was part of a larger system of authoritative discourse developed through an interactive exchange between leaders and their supporters."

Type of: naturalism, realism

Encyclopedia: Socialist realism