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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Čovjek
Čovjek Maksima Gorkog, u prijevodu Ozrena Subotića (Vukovar, 1905.), filozofsko-je književno djelo koje veliča dostojanstvo čovjeka, njegovu stvaralačku snagu, slobodu duha i borbu protiv društvene nepravde.
Djela #11: Gradić Okurov / Život Matveja Kožemjakina
Priča "Gradić Okurov" je kraći roman koji je Gorki napisao 1909. godine. Djelo prikazuje život malog provincijskog grada Okurova i njegovih stanovnika, fokusirajući se na monotoniju, stagnaciju i moralnu dekadenciju društva.
Djela #13: Po Rusiji
"Po Rusiji" zbirka je pripovijedaka Maksima Gorkog, objavljena između 1911. i 1917. godine. Ova zbirka sadrži priče koje oslikavaju život i duh ruskog naroda tijekom previranja početkom 20. stoljeća.
Djela #14: Bajke o Italiji / Ruske bajke / Balada o grofici Elen de Kursi
"Bajke o Italiji" zbirka je pripovijedaka Maksima Gorkog, nastala tijekom njegovog boravka u Italiji početkom 20. stoljeća. "Ruske bajke" predstavljaju Gorkijevu interpretaciju tradicionalnih ruskih narodnih priča.
Djela #15: Pripovetke / Drame
The book contains the following stories and plays: Three Days, Theft, Criminals, Thefts, Fake Money and The Old Man.
Djela #16: Djetinjstvo
The first part of Gorky's autobiographical trilogy, published in 1913, depicts the author's difficult upbringing under the Tsarist regime. The book follows Alexei Peshkov (real name Maxim Gorky) from his early childhood to his teenage years.
Djela #17: U svijetu
"In the World" is the second part of Maxim Gorky's autobiographical trilogy, published in 1916. The trilogy includes the works "Childhood", "In the World", and "My Universities", providing insight into the author's formative years.
Djela #18: Moji univerziteti
Pored autobiografskog djela "Moji univerziteti", ovaj svezak sadrži i autobiografske pripovijetke Stražar, Koroljenkovo doba, O štetnosti filozofije i O prvoj ljubavi.
Djela #7: U Americi / Moji intervjui / Vojnici / Neprijatelji
Maxim Gorky resided in the United States in 1906. During this period, he wrote several works, mostly in response to the failure of the Russian Revolution of 1905.