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Korea: North Korean (DPRK) propaganda poster: Resolutely Oppose the American Imperialist Wolves!

Korea: North Korean (DPRK) propaganda poster: Resolutely Oppose the American Imperialist Wolves!

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.