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Do we have any architects here to expand this article to include the Soc-Realist architecture? [[User:Halibutt|Halibu tt]] 10:25, Sep 15, 2004 (UTC)

GDR

Someone added this:

It is also often overlooked that the GDR had its own movement of Socialist Realism, separate from that of the USSR. It was pivotal in the rise and fall of the GDR.

Without explanations it is meaningless and useless. Mikkalai 00:55, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)

People's Republic of China

A recent edit just added the line

However The People's Republic of China still produce idealised poster propoganda, for example to promote their recent manned space launch successes.

which I like. Is there any chance we could get an illustration of one of these posters? I guess it could be included under 'fair-use'. -- Solipsist 14:36, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

External Links

I deleted the last external link to some russian site because the site tried to install a trojan (virus) and crashed firefox repeatable.

Potential bibliography

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/551721/Socialist-Realism

OK for general information, but would avoid, since writing a tertiary source from a tertiary source is not recommended Aolivex (talk) 16:58, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.russianartdealer.com/socialist-realism/#sthash.uZGjPqWP.dpbs

Commercial website; not acceptable as a source Aolivex (talk) 16:58, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/education/sackler-center/sackler-exhibitions/past-exhibitions/230

Exceedingly short; was there a catalogue that accompanied this exhibition that could provide more details? Aolivex (talk) 16:58, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

http://artinrussia.org/socialist-realism/

Weak source - could you find a similar source that is more scholarly? (Who is the author of this text?) Aolivex (talk) 16:58, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Kozlova, Nataliia, and Christine Ruane. "Socialist Realism." Sept. 1998

This citation is incomplete. Aolivex (talk) 16:58, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Final Biography

Ellis, Andrew. Socialist Realisms: Soviet Painting 1920-1970. Skira Editore S.p.A., 2012
Evangeli, Aleksandr. "Echoes of Socialist Realism in Post-Soviet Art", Socialist Realisms: Soviet Painting 1920-1970. Skira Editore S.p.A.
Frankel, Tobia. The Russian Artist. Macmillan Company, 1972
Juraga, Dubravka and Booker, Keith M. Socialist Cultures East and West. Praeger, 2002
Korin, Pavel, “Thoughts on Art”, Socialist Realism in Literature and Art. Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1971
Nelson, Cary and Lawrence, Grossberg. Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture. University of Illinois Press, 1988
Overy, Richard. The Dictators: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia. W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Schwartz, Lawrence H. Marxism and Culture. Kennikat Press, 1980
Stegelbaum, Lewis and Sokolov, Andrei. Stalinism As A Way Of Life. Yale University Press, 2004
Todd, James G. "Social Realism". Art Terms. Museum of Modern Art
Valkenier, Elizabeth. Russian Realist Art. Ardis, 1977

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No mentions of architecture

I noticed that this article almost completely skips over the architecture, even though architecture is definitely a significant element (and the most noticeable one for people living in post-soviet countries). For example the Polish article has mostly pictures of buildings, and there's even a separate article for socialist realist architecture in Poland on the Polish version of wiki. Unless the Polish article talks about something different (but then they should not be linked), I think more mentions of architecture should be included. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.66.143.225 (talk) 00:40, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yugoslavia

Yes there was Tito-Stalin split but still there are quite of few monuments, etc in social realist style. Not an expert but pretty sure even after split they were still influenced by social realism.Sourcerery (talk) 13:22, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Gender

I propose adding a “Gender” section to the Socialist Realism page. It would both be feasible and significant; there is an abundance of literature and discussion on the topic, and the portrayal of women in Socialist Realism was relatively unique compared to other forms of art. Further, due to the overtly political nature of Socialist Realism, the way gender roles were depicted in government commissioned works during different time periods reflected the attitude Socialist countries as a whole had towards women’s role in society.

I mostly wrote about the depiction of women during the pre-stalin + stalin eras, but i'd really encourage people to add something about LGBT representation - i'm curious if there were any paintings that reflected the period of greater acceptance in the 1920s.