Proletkult

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proper noun

An experimental Soviet artistic institution that arose in conjunction with the Russian Revolution of 1917, and aspired to radically modify existing artistic forms by creating a new, revolutionary working-class aesthetic drawing inspiration from the construction of modern industrial society in backward, agrarian Russia.

OriginRussian Пролетку́льт →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalartAn experimental Soviet artistic institution that arose in conjunction with the Russian Revolution of 1917, and aspired to radically modify existing artistic forms by creating a new, revolutionary working-class aesthetic drawing inspiration from the construction of modern industrial society in backward, agrarian Russia.

Origin

  1. RussianПролетку́льт
  2. EnglishProletkult

From Russian Пролетку́льт (Proletkúlʹt).

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Proletkult. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proletkult

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Chicago

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