(1868–1936), Russian writer and revolutionary; pseudonym of Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov. His best-known works include the play The Lower Depths (1901) and his autobiographical trilogy (1915–23).
Definition of Gorky, Maxim in US English:
Gorky, Maxim
proper nounˈɡɔrkiˈɡôrkē
(1868–1936), Russian writer and revolutionary; pseudonym of Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov. After the Russian Revolution, he was proclaimed the founder of the new, officially sanctioned socialist realism. Notable works: The Lower Depths (1901) and an autobiographical trilogy (1915–23).