Zhuzhi Peng

Zhuzhi Peng

15 September 2023

Anti-fascist war, Anti-Japanese war songs, Socialist realistic aesthetics.

The Soviet Union and China made indelible contributions to the anti-fascist war, during which music works with strong echoes were born. The music works born during the war shaped national identity and boosted the morale of the anti-fascist war. However, due to the different geographical conditions, forms of war, and social conflicts between the two countries, the anti-fascist songs of the two countries have different characteristics. The article compares the similarities and differences between "The Sacred War" and "On the Taihang Mountains" from three perspectives: the "context" of song creation, the artistic "image" in the song, and the "landscape" shaped by the lyrics. The literary and artistic workers of the Soviet Union and China, based on the perspective of socialist realism aesthetics, created songs that served their own political needs, which have condensed national emotions, and strengthened their sense of community.

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