Gorky is the founder of socialist realistic literature, the greatest representative of proletarian art, the mentor of proletarian revolutionary literature, one of the founders of Soviet literature, a political activist and a poet.

There is no art in Gorky's works, but there is something that is not lower than the highest artistic value: life. Admirers who have their own random beauty, shapeless, chaotic but strong beauty, their own aesthetics, rigidity, fickleness and pure art can't accept it but are full of ability for those who love life. "

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Gorky was born in a carpenter's family in Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga River on March 28th, 868. When his father died at the age of 4, he spent his childhood with his mother at his grandfather's house. 10 years old, Gorky began to make a living independently. He worked as an apprentice, porter, janitor, baker, etc. , personally experienced the suffering of the lower classes.

During this period, he studied hard and began to explore the truth of transforming society. From 65438 to 0884, he joined the populists, read the works of populists and Marx, and actively participated in revolutionary activities. From 65438 to 0905, Gorky joined the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party.

From 65438 to 0906, Gorky was entrusted by Lenin to carry out revolutionary activities in the United States from Finland, and published the novel Mother in the United States. Later he settled in Capri, Italy. 19 13 years, Gorky returned to work in proletarian cultural organizations from Italy and presided over the literary column of Pravda.

19 17 After the October Revolution, Gorky came into conflict with Lenin and the new regime with chaos, destruction, anarchy and various violent incidents. 192 1 year 10, Gorky went abroad to recuperate due to illness and differences with the Bolshevik regime.

1928, Gorky returned to the Soviet Union. Under Stalin's arrangement, he made two long-distance trips in Russia and decided to return to China to settle down. 1934 was elected chairman of the writers association. After Gorky returned to China, as a banner of Soviet cultural circles, he did a lot of work for Soviet cultural construction.

However, various problems in the Soviet Union in the 1930s kept him at a certain distance from Stalin and real politics.

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