Tales from Gorky

Maksim Gorky, born Alexei Maximovich Peshkov on March 28, 1868, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, emerged as a pivotal figure in Russian literature. Often regarded as the proponent of the socialist realism literary method, Gorky's works vividly depicted the grim realities of Russian life in the late 19th century, earning him acknowledgment as a voice for the downtrodden. A self-taught intellectual, Gork...