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Gorky

also Gorki, Maksim also Maxim Pen name of Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov. 1868-1936.

Russian writer who supported the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and helped develop socialist realism as the officially accepted literary aesthetic. His works include The Life of Klim Samgin (1927-1936), an unfinished cycle of novels.

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Gorki

(Russian ˈɡɔrjkij) or

Gorky

(Placename) the former name (until 1991) of Nizhni Novgorod

Gorki

(Russian ˈɡɔrjkij) or

Gorky

(Biography) Maxim (makˈsim), pen name of Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov. 1868–1936, Russian novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer, noted for his depiction of the outcasts of society. His works include the play The Lower Depths (1902), the novel Mother (1907), and an autobiographical trilogy (1913–23)

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Gor•ki

(ˈgɔr ki)

n.

1. Also, Gorky. Maxim (Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov), 1868–1936, Russian novelist and playwright.

2. former name (1932–91) of Nizhni Novgorod.

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Noun	1.	Gorki - Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov, Gorky, Maksim Gorky, Maxim Gorki
	2.	Gorki - an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky Gorkiy, Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhnyi Novgorod, Gorky Russian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state

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