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16 Dec 2018, Proletarian TV

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Socialist realism highlights

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A true daughter of the masses, whose talent and art was put at the service of the people and the building of a new society.

Film and TV / Film review: Joker

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Shostakovich’s greatest triumph arose from Soviet life, reflecting its optimism and spirit.

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Celebrating 150 years since the birth of the great Soviet writer and pioneer of socialist realism.

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Part two of a biography of an extraordinary servant of the proletariat.

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Culture by and for the people, uplifting hearts and spirits, and reinforcing the struggle for socialism.

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Part one of a biography of an extraordinary servant of the proletariat.

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