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Maksim Gorky
Also known as Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, Maksim Gor'ky, Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, Aleksey Peshkov, Gorky, Maxim Gorki
Russian and Soviet writer (1868–1936)
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Maxim Gorky was a Russian and Soviet writer (1868–1936) who became one of the most important literary figures of his time. His work helped shape modern literature and he played a significant role in Russian cultural life during a period of major political and social upheaval.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 109
Top works
- Mother
- Russian Short Stories (Illustrated)
- Foma Gordyeeff
- DOSTOYEVSKY's Notes from the Underground and GORKY's the Confession
- On literature
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Film & TV
Writing · Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (1868–1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (Russian: Максим Горький), was a Russian writer and political activist. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an author, he travelled widely across the Russian Empire changing jobs frequently, experiences which would later influence his writing. Gorky's most famous works are a…
Known for
- Legends of Cinema — Self (archive footage)2016
- Загадки века с Сергеем Медведевым — Self (archive footage)2016
- The Magic Beam — Self (archive footage)1963
- Maxim Gorky — Self (archive footage)1940
- Soviets on Parade — Self1933
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Music · MusicBrainz
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Works in European collections
25 objects attributed to Maksim Gorky, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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1868 births1936 deaths19th-century dramatists and playwrights from the Russian Empire19th-century male writers from the Russian Empire19th-century novelists from the Russian Empire19th-century poets from the Russian Empire19th-century pseudonymous writers19th-century short story writers from the Russian Empire20th-century pseudonymous writers20th-century Russian dramatists and playwrights20th-century Russian male writers
