Maksim Gorky

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Горки, Aleksej Maksimovič Gorkij, Massimo Gorki, and 236 others Максимъ Горькій, Maksim Gorka, Максим Горькай, Aleksej Maksimovič Gor'kij, Aleksej M. Gor'kij, M Horʹkyĭ, Maksim Gor′kiĭ, A. M. Gor’kij, Maksim Gorʹkij, A. M. Gorki, Kārkki, میکسم گورکی, Aleksej M. Peskov, מ גארקי, Maksim Gor'ky, جوركى، مكسيم, M Gorḳi, Μαξίμ Γκόρκι, ಮ್ಯಾಕ್ಸಿಂ ಗಾರ್ಕಿ, Aleksej Maksimovič Peškov, Aleksei Maksimovich Gorʹkii, Māksim Kārkki, Aleksi︠e︡ĭ Maksimovich Pi︠e︡shkov, Maxim Gor'ki, A. M Gorki, Maksim Karkki, 高尔基, Māksim Kōkkī, Aleksiei Maksimovitch Piechkov, A.M. Gor'kij, Aleksey Mijalovich Peshkov, Maxime Gorky, Maksim Gorkii, M. Gorki, Maximo Gorki, ゴオリキイ, Maksim Gorjki, Gorkij, Иегудиил Хламида, Maksim Gor'kij, Gorki, Aleksej Maksimovič Pešcov, Maksym Hor'kyj, Miksim Ḳorkī, אלכסי מקסימוביץ' פישקוב, Maksim Gorkiy, Em Korikki, Maksīm Ġūrkī, A. M. Gor'kij, Maksim Gor'kano, ມາກຊິມ ກັອກກີ, Maksim Gor'kiĭ, Máximo Gorki, غوركي، مكسيم،, M Gorkaĭ, Gao er ji, Maksims Gorkijs, แมกซิม กอร์กี, মেক্সিম গৰ্কী, Makisim Gorki, مكسيم جوركي،, مكسيم غوركي, Aleksej Maksimovitsj Pesjkov, מאקסים גורקי, Gorky, گوركى، ميكسم, 马克西姆·高尔基, Gor'kij, Aleksej dit Maksim Gorkij Peshov, ゴーリキー, מאקסים דארקי, מאקסימ גארקי, ゴーリキイ, Kao-erh-chi, Maksin Gorki, Максим Горки, Maksim Gorjkij, M Gorky, γorḳi, మాక్సిం గోర్కీ, .. Gorki, מ גורקי, Максім Горкі, Meksima Garkhi, M. Gorkijs, Maxim Gorjkij, Gorukī, Makʻsim Korkʻi, Gorchi, Maksimas Gorkis, Maxim Gorgi, מאקסים גארקי, Aleksej M. Peškov, Aleksěj Peškov, Māksim Kō̜kkī, Gōrikī, Maksim Jurki, A. M. Gorʹkii, Maximus Gor'kij, Алексей Максимович Горкий, মাক্সিম গোর্কি, Maksym Gorkij, Maxim Gkorky, Aleksej Maksimovitj Pesjkov, مەکسیم گۆرکی, جوركي، مكسيم, מכסים גורקי, Peškov, Meksima Ga'rki, Makszim Gorkij, ゴルキー, Maksym Gorki, Aleksei Maksimovich Gorkii, Makcim Karkki, ማክሲም ጎርኪ, A. Maksim Gorʹkij, M. Gorʹkii, מקסים גורקי, M. Horʹkyi, Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov, M. Gorʹkij, М. Горький, M. Horʹkyĭ, Aleksei Maksimovitx Peshkov, M Gorʹkiĭ, मॅक्झिम गॉर्की, Maxim Gorki, .. Gorki-Wekwerth, म्याक्सिम गोर्की, Karkki, Aleksej Maksimovič Gorʹkij, मैक्सिम गोर्की, Maxim Gor'kij, Alexej Maximowitsch Gorki, ゴォリキー, Maxim Gorkij, א. מ גארקי, Максим Горькiй, ဂေါ်ကီ၊ မက္ကဇင်, M. Gorʹkiĭ, غوركى، مكسيم, Māksīm Gūrkī, Makcīm Kārkki, A.M. Gorʹkij, M. Gorkaĭ, Алексей Максимович Горький, Maḳsim Gorḳi, Peshkov, මැක්සිම් ගෝර්කි, Maksima Gorkī, Alekseĭ Maksimovich Gorʹkiĭ, Maksīm Ghūrkī, M. Gorkai, Meksim Gorkī, Mak'sim Kork'i, Maksim Gorʹkii, Maxim Gorjki, Maksīm Jūrkī, Alekseï Maximovitch Pechkov, M. Gor'kogo, A. M. Gorʹkiĭ, Алексѣй Максимович Пѣшков, M. Gorkij, M. Gorky, Alexei Maximovich Pyeshkoff, Gorkii, Aleksiej Maksimowicz Pieszkow, Aleksiej M. Pieszkow, മാക്സിം ഗോർക്കി, Máximo Gorky, А. М Горький, A. M. Gorʹkij, M. Gor'kij, M. Gor'kiï, A.M. Pjesjkow, Gorikki, Пешков, Gaoerji, Максим Горький, 高爾基, Maksim Gor′kii, Максим Ал-сеев, Maksim Gorky, A. M Gorʹkiĭ, Aleksej M. Peschkow, 막심고리키, Maqsim Gorqi, Maksim Qorki, Màxim Gorki, М Горький, Goruki, Maksim Gorʹkìj, Aleksey Peshkov, مكسيم جوركى, Maiksima Gorkī, Gaoʹerji, Maxime Gorkii, M. Gorķijs, Korikki, M. Gorḳi, Горький, ماکسیم گورکی, მაქსიმ გორკი, Maksim Kokki, Maksim Gorkij, मक्सिम​ गोर्की, Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, Máxim Gorki, M. Gorkiy, מקסים גארקי, Aleksej M. Gorʹkij, Maxime Gorki, بيشكوف، أليكسي مكسيموفيتش،, マクシム ゴーリキー, Aleksiei Maksimovich Pieshkov, Alekseĭ Maksimovich Peshkov, Maiksima Gorki, Alekseï Maksimovitch Pechkov, Maksim Gor'kii, Alexei Pjeschkow, Maksim Gorʹkiĭ, Алексей Максимович Пешков, Aleksej Maksimovitsj Gorki, ਮੈਕਸਿਮ ਗੋਰਕੀ, Maksim Gorki, Gao'erji, Alexei M. Peschkow, マクシム・ゴーリキー, Maxim Gorky, جوركي، ماكسيم،, A. M. Peškov, மாக்சிம் கார்கி, غوركي، ماكسيم،, M. Gôrqî, Gorkiy Maksim, Մաքսիմ Գորկի
Born:
Jan. 6, 1868
Died:
Jan. 6, 1936

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Gorky, Maxim or Maksim [Rus.,=Maxim the Bitter], pseud. of Aleksey Maximovich Pyeshkov, 1868-1936, Russian writer. Gorky is considered the father of Soviet literature and the founder of the doctrine of socialist realism.

Instilled by his grandmother with a love of romantic tales and great sympathy for mankind, Gorky began a nomadic life at 12, wandering the Volga area. Since the czar's schools were closed to peasants, he educated himself, an experience he describes in My Universities (1923). He held dozens of menial jobs, publishing his first story in 1892. Gorky then became a journalist and married a colleague on the Samarskaya Gazeta. His articles exposed local corruption and he soon lost his job.

In 1898 Gorky's collection Sketches and Stories was published by a radical press and the author was an immediate sensation. These romantic tales concern the vigor and nobility of the Russian peasants and workers. About 1900 he turned to writing novels of social realism. Of these, Mother (1906) had the greatest impact on Soviet literature. Describing the awakening of revolutionary feeling in an ill-treated peasant woman, it became the prototype of the revolutionary novel. At this time Gorky became close friends with Leo Tolstoy and Chekhov, about …

Books by Maksim Gorky