I blame capitalism (shock horror).
Matthias Wasser ( I think wrote):
Still, we haven't produced anything as sterile as socialist realism, have we? In terms of the gestalt, I mean, not individual successful products, which are indeed quite often insipid and banal.
^^^^ CB: You mean like "Hurray for Hollywood" ? A lot of Soviet films seem to get artsy high marks even from Western intellectuals.