Second Congress of Soviet Writers
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The Second Congress of Soviet Writers was a major gathering of authors and literary figures in the Soviet Union that helped reaffirm and shape official literary policy and the doctrine of socialist realism after World War II.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary conference
ⓘ
writers' congress ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
Soviet cultural bureaucracy
ⓘ
members of the Union of Soviet Writers ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Soviet literary histories
ⓘ
studies of socialist realism ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| follows | First Congress of Soviet Writers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political congress
ⓘ
professional congress ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
aligned literary production with state priorities
ⓘ
limited formal experimentation in Soviet literature ⓘ promoted ideologically committed writing ⓘ reinforced censorship norms in Soviet literature ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
reaffirm socialist realism as official literary doctrine
ⓘ
shape postwar Soviet literary policy ⓘ strengthen Party control over literature ⓘ |
| hasRole |
forum for defining acceptable themes in Soviet literature
ⓘ
instrument of Party guidance for writers ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
socialist realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| location | Moscow ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Soviet literature
ⓘ
socialist realism ⓘ |
| organizer | Union of Soviet Writers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Party cultural officials
ⓘ
Soviet literary critics ⓘ Soviet playwrights ⓘ Soviet poets ⓘ Soviet prose writers ⓘ Soviet writers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet cultural policy
ⓘ
Soviet ideological campaigns in the arts ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
ideological coordination of Soviet writers
ⓘ
post–World War II consolidation of socialist realism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
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