Maxim Gorky was born on March 16, 1868[1], in Nizhny Novgorod[2]. He died on June 18, 1936[3], in Gorki-10[4]. He worked as a writer[5], playwright[6], novelist[7], poet[8], and opinion journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,325 views/month, #6,000 of 1,000,298).[10]
Residence: Capri[49], Sorrento[50], Nizhny Novgorod[51], Saint Petersburg[52], Moscow[53]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Maxim Gorky include Nizhny Novgorod[54], Gorky Park[55], ANT-20 Maksim Gorki[56], Tverskaya Street[57], Gorky Film Studio[58], TS Maxim Gorkiy[59], National University of Kharkiv[60], and Gorky Art Theatre[61].
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Maxim Gorky has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
He has been cited as an influence by Yaroslav Halan[64], a translator[65], 1902–1949[66], of Cisleithania[67], awarded the Stalin Prize[68], specialised in social criticism[69].
Works attributed to him include The Lower Depths[70], a literary work[71], founded in 1902[72]; Mat'[73], a literary work[74], founded in 1890[75]; The Old Woman Izergil[76], a literary work[77], founded in 1894[78]; The Life of Klim Samgin[79], a literary work[80], founded in 1925[81]; Vassa Zheleznova[82], a literary work[83]; and Children of the Sun[84], a literary work[85]. Entities named for him include Nizhny Novgorod[54], Gorky Park[55], ANT-20 Maksim Gorki[56], Tverskaya Street[57], Gorky Film Studio[58], and TS Maxim Gorkiy[59].
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