Communists have long understood that art is an expression of the mode of production of a society. As such, art in the Soviet Union represented its socialist mode of production. Rather than looking from the lens of the individual, Soviet art represented the perspective of the collective. Soviet art presents itself as society with the proletariat and farmers that built it. The art generally presents itself as positive and realistic to show that we do not need fantasy to bring about a progressive society.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

0:54 Section 1 - Socialist Realism - What is Art to the USSR? Socialist Realism vs. Abstract Expressionism

2:30 Video - From Socialist Realism and the Concept of the Ideal 2017 Lecture by Angela Harutyunyan

5:45 Q&A 1

14:45 Section 2 - Art Movements Throughout Soviet History

18:15 Video - Russian Avant-Garde

35:35 Video - Socialist Realism

43:05 Q&A 2

51:30 Section 3 - Famous Soviet Artists, and Famous Events in Soviet Art

1:00:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion