Korea: North Korean (DPRK) propaganda poster showing Kim Il Sung (in business suit) together with Kim Jong Il (in Mao suit) both beaming atop a mountain range

Socialist Realism is a style of realistic art which developed under Socialism in the Soviet Union and became a dominant style in other communist countries. Socialist Realism is a teleologically-oriented style having 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 depicts subjects of social concern. Unlike Social Realism, Socialist Realism generally glorifies the ideology of the communist state.

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