The term "social realism" is used in a Chinese context to describe the trend prevalent in Chinese literature and cinema of the first half of the twentieth century and refers to a realistic, socially reflective, and politically engaged...

Socialist realism is a teleologically-oriented style of realistic art which has as its purpose the furtherance of the goals of socialism and communism. Although related, it should not be confused with social realism, a type of art that realistically...

By Regine Robin. Translated by Catherine Porter. Foreword by Leon Robel. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1992. xxxix + 345 pages. Having appeared in French in 1986, Regine Robin's magisterial work on Socialist Realism was substantially written before perestroika. This motivates two prefatory...

Once a standard-bearer of Soviet communism's penchant for absurdity, socialist realism now lives a more ordinary existence as just another item for sale on the art market. Since about 1992, Western-style equality has been unleashed on Russia: everyone is equal in proportion...

It was supposed to be a ballet fit for a party boss: Winsome maids from the local collective farm prance around the stage carrying 5-foot long potatoes, while happy Soviet farmers celebrate yet another bountiful harvest.But communist dictator Josef Stalin gave Dmitri Shostakovich's ballet "The...

Chester F. CollierWELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) _ Chester F. Collier, an Emmy winning producer best known for shaping the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, died from diabetes complication Wednesday, the organization said. He was 80.Collier was a longtime network television producer and executive with media outlets...