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Definition of Socialist Realism
Socialist Realism compelled positive visual art seen in Russian posters, movies, news papers and any visual media beginning on or after the Communist Revolution of 1917 especially during the rein of Josef Stalin beginning in 1923.
Important groups[edit]
Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia (AKhRR)[edit]
The Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia (AKhRR) was established in 1922 and was one of the most influential artist groups in the USSR. The AKhRR worked to truthfully document contemporary life in Russia by utilizing "heroic realism". The term "heroic realism" was the beginning of the socialist realism archetype. AKhRR was sponsored by influential government officials such as: Leon Trotsky and carried favor with the Red Army.
In 1928, the AKhRR was renamed to Association of Artists of the Revolution (AKhR) in order to include the rest of the Soviet states. At this point the group began participating in state promoted mass forms of art such as: murals, jointly made paintings, advertisement production, and textile design. The group disbanded on April 23, 1932 by the decree "On the Reorganization of Literary and Artistic Organizations" serving as the nucleus for the stalinist USSR Union of Artists.
Society of Easel Painters (OSt)[edit]
While the Society of Easel Painters (OSt) was also focused on the glorification of the revolution they, as per their name, worked individually as easel painters. The most common subjects of the OSt's works fit with the developing socialist realism trope. Their paintings consisted of sport, battle, industry, and modern technology.
The OSt broke up in 1931 due to some members' demand to transition to collective print and poster work. Prominate members of the OSt's included Aleksandr Deyneka (till 1928), Yuri Pimanov, Aleksandr Labas, Pyotr Vilyams, all of whom were students or ex-students of Moscow's art school, Vkhutemas
The Union of Soviet Writers (USW)
The Union of Soviet Writers was created for the same reason other unions of creative professions were formed; to dictate, control and censor the works of literature. The official reason, as voiced by the Party Central committee under the Decree on the Reconstruction of Literary and Artistic Organizations on April 23, 1932 was because, “existing proletarian literature and art organizations (VOAPP,RAPP, RATIM) were becoming too narrow and [were] hampering the serious development of artistic creation.” [2]
- ^ "Socialist Realism Movement Overview". The Art Story. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
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The Movies
The Cinema of the Soviet Union had a profound impact on how citizens viewed all aspects of daily life from the time the cinema appeared continuing into the "Great War" and into today.