Maksim Gorki
Maxim Gorky (real name Alexei Maksimovich Peshkov) was born on March 28, 1868 in Nizhny Novgorod and died on June 18, 1936 in Moscow. He was a Russian writer, revolutionary, and political activist. His name became synonymous with social realism and literature dedicated to the working class.
He grew up in difficult conditions, and after the death of his parents, he was forced to work various jobs. Strong social sensitivity shaped his creativity, and he translated the experiences of his youth into literary works. He became one of the key Russian writers of the turn of the 19th to the 20th century and an important ideologist of socialist realism.
His most important works include:
Autobiographical trilogy: Childhood (1913), In the World (1916), My Universities (1923)
Novel Mother (1906) – a key novel of social realism
Short stories and collections: Around Russia (1923), Fairy Tales of Italy (1911), Russian Fairy Tales
Drama At the Bottom (1902) – one of his most famous theatrical works
Gorky was active in political life, participated in the 1905 revolution, lived in exile, and returned to the USSR in 1932, where he became a symbol of Soviet literature.
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Mati
Maxim Gorky's novel "Mother" was published in 1906 and is one of the key works of Russian social realism. The work depicts the awakening of the working class in Russia through characters and events that emphasize social injustices and the need for revolut
Mati
Maxim Gorky's novel "Mother" was published in 1906 and is one of the key works of Russian social realism. The work depicts the awakening of the working class in Russia through characters and events that emphasize social injustices and the need for revolut
Mati
Maxim Gorky's novel "Mother" was published in 1906 and is one of the key works of Russian social realism. The work depicts the awakening of the working class in Russia through characters and events that emphasize social injustices and the need for revolut
Mati / Gradić Okurov
The novel Mati talks about awakening the consciousness of the oppressed and exploited poor population of imperial Russia, and the rights to a free and dignified life.
Moji univerziteti
Autobiographical trilogy - Childhood, In the world, My universities. Judging by some of his letters and works, Gorki conceived this trilogy as early as 1893 and wrote it from 1913 to 1923.
Moji univerziteti / Kuća Artamonovih
My Universities is an introspective work that takes us through the life and inner development of this great writer.
Pripovetke
Maxim Gorki war ein berühmter russischer Schriftsteller, Dramatiker und politischer Aktivist. Seine Werke hinterließen tiefe Spuren in der Welt der Literatur.