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Encyclopedia > Progg

Progg ,short for progresiv/progressive, was a left-wing political movement in Sweden that had its roots in the late 1960s, and its golden age in the 1970s. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... Politics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ...


It took many forms such as music, TV, theater, and movies but is usually remembered for its music. For this see Progg music. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music Music City : a collaborative music database All Music Guide: includes a comprehensive and flexible Genre and Style system MusicWiki: A Collaborative Music-related encyclopedia Science... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... // overview progg,- short for progresiv/progressive (Not to be confused whit regular progressive music.) - was a left-wing political movement/musical trend in Sweden that had its roots in the late 1960s, and its golden-age in the 1970s. ...


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Progg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (560 words)
Progg, short for progressiv/progressive (not to be confused with regular "progressive music"), was a left-wing political movement/musical trend in Sweden that had its roots in the late 1960s, and its golden age in the 1970s.
The events of May 1968 would affect the political scene in Sweden and progg emerged as a response to old standards.
While progg was very diverse it could be said that it was divided into two major styles based on politics and attitude.
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