s ▁Category : F rench ▁conduct ors ▁( music ) ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁conduct ors ▁( music ) ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁conduct ors ▁( music ) ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁French ▁mus icians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁French ▁music olog ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁French ▁male ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁culture ▁of ▁East ▁Germany ▁varied ▁throughout ▁the ▁years ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁historical ▁events ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁especially ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Naz ism ▁and ▁Commun ism . ▁ ▁A ▁reflection ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁arts ▁and ▁culture ▁in ▁East ▁Germany ▁reve als ▁complex ▁relationships ▁between ▁artists ▁and ▁the ▁state , ▁between ▁oppos itional ▁and ▁conform ist ▁art . ▁ ▁In ▁four ▁dec ades , ▁East ▁Germany ▁developed ▁a ▁distinct ▁culture ▁and ▁produced ▁works ▁of ▁literature , ▁film , ▁visual ▁arts , ▁music , ▁and ▁theatre ▁of ▁international ▁acc laim . ▁Popular ▁culture ▁special ities ▁included ▁among ▁others ▁a ▁high ▁popular ity ▁of ▁n ud ism ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Social ist ▁Real ism ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁the ▁officially ▁encourag ed ▁form ▁of ▁art ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁' So cial ist ▁Real ism '. ▁This ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁dep ict ▁every day ▁life ▁under ▁Social ism ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁showed ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁East ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁Any ▁ ▁text ▁published ▁in ▁the