Russian Formalism was largely suppressed in the 1930s to make way for which state-approved critical approach?
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Correct answer: Socialist Realism
The Soviet government viewed Formalism as 'bourgeois' and elitist because it ignored the class struggle. Socialist Realism demanded that art serve the state and be easily understood by the masses.
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