Assertion (A): Marxists present Marxism as a scientific account of social change. Reason (R): Culture mirrors social life, and the artist is 'an engineer of the human soul'.
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Correct answer: B. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
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Marx and Engels called their theory 'scientific socialism'. R states the Zhdanov–Stalin line on art (1934). Both are true, but the aesthetic doctrine does not explain the claim to science.
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