socialist realism
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Socialist realism is an art style that depicts communist values through realistic imagery and themes meant to inspire support for communist ideals. It mattered historically because communist governments, particularly the Soviet Union, used it as an official propaganda tool to promote their political vision and shape public attitudes toward the state.
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Socialist realism, also known as socrealism (from Russian соцреализм, sotsrealizm), is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official cultural doctrine in that country between 1932 and 1988, as well as in other socialist countries after World War II. The doctrine was first proclaimed by the First Congress of Soviet Writers in 1934 as approved as the only acceptable method for Soviet cultural production in all media.
The primary official objective of socialist realism was "to depict reality in its revolutionary development" although no formal guidelines concerning style or subject matter were provided. Works of socialist realism were usually characterized by unambiguous narratives or iconography relating to the Marxist–Leninist ideology, such as the emancipation of the proletariat. In visual arts, socialist realism often relied on the conventions of academic art and classical sculpture. Socialist realism was usually devoid of complex artistic meaning or interpretation yet counter sources may provide different interpretations.