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The article deals with the concept of Warsaw’s Urban redevelopment in 1949-55 when by means of administrative decisions the authorities introduced the doctrine of Socialist Realism into Polish architecture and urbanism, often regardless of the architectural circles’ criticism. The till-then principles of Warsaw’s redevelopment following Modernist concepts were to be revised and altered. From the regime’s perspective, architecture and urban planning were to serve as tools of prestige consolidation, cultural policy, and doctrinally perceived social engineering.