“Politics is the soil in which the nettle of poisonous enmity, evil suspicions, shameless lies, slander, morbid ambitions, and disrespect for the individual grows rapidly and luxuriantly.”

About Maxim Gorky

Author • Russian

Maxim Gorky, born Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, was a celebrated Russian and Soviet writer, playwright, and political activist. He is considered a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a prominent figure in...