Hey comrades, I had a question concerning literature in socialist countries. Are there any memorable works of fiction? Which would you recommend? I notice that there's an astonishingly low amount of mass media in socialist nations such as the USSR, Cuba or the DPRK. Or am I wrong and simply haven't looked hard enough?
>Maoist here; not trying to discredit socialism, just honestly curious
>>7506505
Grow up bubba and fast. The world will hit you hard
Foundation Pit - Platonov
>>7506505
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you.
You fucking fascist, go to your fascism-meetings, we don´t want you here. We do support liberty and equality, but not your bullshit.
No stop killing gays and jews, back of and hang yourself. People hate youhere. Inmy city we would kill people like you, for what you did in our country.
>>7506540
*Now
>>7506826
Fucking pic couldnt be sended
Next try
>>7506505
The mother by Gorki is the height of Socialist Realism.
>>7506540
>We do support liberty and equality
speak for yourself my dude
>>7506540
Fascism is the complete opposite of communism and socialism. Read more.
>supporting liberty and equality
Liberty for who? Equality in what sense? Do you question anything?! Have you not considered that these are the principles the "evil socialists" also use?
And well, of all the boards, /lit/ has always had much more acceptance of Marxism than say, /pol/. Maybe YOU don't belong here.
>>7506884
Thanks, friend. I'll look it up.
>>7506877
This list was very helpful! Thanks a ton!
Balzac & The Little Chinese Seamstress is a love story set during the Cultural Revolution. I think it's part of the 'scar' literature movement.
>>7506505
>Cuba
This is one of things that struck me most spending two months there recently. They literally have no access to media outside of the 6 government channels on TV. The books stores are 90% "imperialist scum" propaganda and the occasional Don Quixote or Marquez. Obviously very limited internet.
The reason is socialism m8. How are you supposed to have a vibrant, diverse, interesting artistic culture when the idea is art is a tool of the state?
>>7506505
It has to do with education level of the vast majority of the populace.
I can think of some Russian pieces, such as the Master and Margarita, but that is very anti Soviet.
>>7507024
No u.
Fascism and communism both involve using government power for utopian scheming. The only difference is whether the utopia is traditionalist or progressive in flavor.
>>7508711
Liberalism and Fascism both involve the subjugation of the proletariat.
Fascism uses the State to meet it's own ends.
Liberalism uses the State to try to achieve that perfect balance of freedom and democracy (which is impossible btw).
Socialism is the State acting in the best interests of the People, even if the People don't realize it yet.
>>7508701
Or maybe it was the impact of the embargo?
>>7506540SEMON DEMONdesu
>>7506505
The early periods of socialist nations don't really have the luxury of lofty fiction literature. Mass media exists but generally in the visual arts, this and your pics related. The USSR had a big thing for science fiction in later years, and of course there's later novels like the Master and Margarita (maybe not a "socialist" novel but not an anti-socialist novel either, as claimed). While not from a socialist country, Pablo Neruda is of course a magnificent poet.
>>7506826
>since my edgy teenager phase.
You're still in them.
>>7509061
The embargo has barely had an impact.
>>7509113
When the 6 channels are government managed propaganda, and that's the average person's only source of information, yes it is horrible.
I spent most of the time living in an army officer's house in a rural province. I have a much, much broader "view of life" than you, you liberal arts major faggot
>>7509113
how is communism not utopian
