art from 1930-1953 under Stalin (socialist realism)

what did socialist realism do according to president of the Union of soviet writers (the founders of socialist realism) Ivan Kulik

"contained a true reflection of reality" and "aimed to participate in building socialism"

what was the big change under Stalin immediately

Stalin was suspicious of the experimental art produced by avant-garde artists art became more structured

what is "morning of our motherland"

art piece produced in 1930s/1940s as part of art which celebrated collectivization and industry as it shows Stalin staring over the transformed land dreaming of greater things

TRUE OR FALSE the great purges of 1936 horrified artists and caused a decline in art?

false it actually gave inspiration to artists

sculptors focused on...

leading figures in socialism like Lenin or Stalin

what was ballet like under this period

more traditional and about telling a story than creative choreography

what was literature like in this era

novels had specific plots, often about worker e.g- mud or cement

paintings in this era were

realistic and looked like photographs often capturing factories and workers producing raw materials

socialist realism

the theory that art, music and literature produced by the state should reflect and promote the ideals of a socialist society.

TRUE OR FALSE?art in Stalin's era was industrial like and artists were set targets and told to go to specific farms to draw specific things.

true

what was music like in the era?

very traditional that was easy to sing along to based on folk music. Things the workers could chant.

was socialist realism enforced in other communist countries?

yes it spread from 1949-1956