Socialist Realism Architecture

SOCIALIST REALISM
Style of realistic art, developed under Socialism in the Soviet Union that became a dominant style in other communist countries.
Teleologically-oriented
Originates from neoclassicism
It should not be confused with social realism or real socialism.
Socialist realism often glorifies the roles of the poor.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
In conjunction with the Socialist Classical style of architecture, Socialist realism was the officially approved type of art in the Soviet Union for nearly sixty years.
Means of producing art - powerful propaganda tools.
During the October Revolution of 1917, the Bolsheviks established an institution called Proletkult which sought to put all arts into the service of the dictatorship of the proletariat.…