Lembaga Kebudajaan Rakjat
Lembaga Kebudajaan Rakjat The Lembaga Kebudajaan Rakjat was a literary and social movement associated with the Indonesian Communist Party. Founded in 1950, Lekra pushed for artists and writers to follow the doctrine of socialist realism. Increasingly vocal against non-Lekra members, the group rallied against the Manifes Kebudayaan (Cultural Manifesto), eventually leading to President Sukarno banning it. After the 30 September Movement, Lekra was banned together with the communist party. Lekra was founded in August 1950 as a response to the socio-nationalist Gelanggang Movement, with A.S. Dharma as its 1st secretary general. It published the Mukamidah, meaning "introduction", as a manifest calling for young people, especially artists and writers, to assist in establishing a people's democratic republic. Its efforts in the North Sumatran capital of Medan were made successful by the efforts of Bakri Siregar. In 1956, Lekra released another Mukamidah, based on socialist re...