mˈɛni ˈɔːlsoʊ wɜː ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ðɛɹ tˈaɪmz fɔːɹ pɑːstˈɛɹᵻɾi æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə mˈæs ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən mˈuːvmənt, bˌʌt ðɛɹ wˈɜːk wʌz nˌɑːt pɹˌɑːpɐɡˈændɪst ɪnðə mˈænɚɹ ʌv sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst ɹˈiːəlɪzəm.
Many also were recording their times for posterity as part of the Mass Observation movement, but their work was not propagandist in the manner of Socialist Realism.