Lithuanian literature of early socialistic realism is called normative literature: literary works were written according to certain set rules in order to meet the requirements of Soviet ideology. Comparisons of edits of the novel Po audros – Dideli įvykiai Naujamiestyje (1947-1948) by J. Dovydaitis, the novel Puodžiūnkiemis (1952) by A. Vienuolis and the novella Pikčiurnienė (1953) by I. Simonaitytė reveal the main norms of writing a Lithuanian novel of that period. In early socialistic realism period, literary works describing the past predominate. The ground of such pieces is based on a class conflict. In order to depict class fights scenes of highlighted clashes between antagonists and protagonists are created. Negative characters are kulaks, enemies of Soviet authorities – who serve for condemning the past. Positive characters are representatives of the new order, fighters for welfare of workers. A group of passive, politically inactive, characters comprise the intelligentsia whose depiction peculiarities were borrowed from Russian literature. The contrast of the past and the future becomes the base of composition of a literary work of early socialistic realism. The past is depicted in dark colours, turned into a legend, while the future is depicted in bright colours, often idealised. Literary works by A. Vienuolis, I. Simonaitytė and J. Dovydaitis are full of pathos, celebrating the new authorities, the role of communists as well as working individuals... [to full text]