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The 3 pages that link to How the Steel Was Tempered, each with the reason it gives.

• Socialist realismBroader topic: Pavel Korchagin embodies the exemplary, politically committed protagonist.

• Soviet literary canonBroader topic: Its exemplary hero embodied the disciplined revolutionary often praised by Soviet institutions.

• Nikolai OstrovskyBroader topic: This novel made Ostrovsky famous and drew heavily on his own experiences.