Gorki

American  

[gawr-kee, gawr-kyee] / ˈgɔr ki, ˈgɔr kji /

noun

1. Also Maxim Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov, 1868–1936, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist.

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

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Gorki ¹ British  

/ ˈɡɔrjkij /

noun

1. the former name (until 1991) of Nizhni Novgorod

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Gorki ² British  

/ ˈɡɔrjkij /

noun

1. 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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Gorki

"I co-founded the Gorki centre and manage it," Russia's state-owned Tass news agency quoted Ms Kneissl as saying.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023

Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev gives an interview at the Gorki state residence outside Moscow, Russia January 25, 2022.

From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2022

Nick Gorki recounts that participating in "Generation 9/11," in which he recounts his coming out as gay, was both "therapeutic" and enlightening for him.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2021

A photograph taken by Lenin’s sister Maria in 1922 shows him stroking a cat at his residence in the village of Gorki, near Moscow.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2017

Unfortunately Gorki endows his characters with too elevated a philosophy.

From Maxim Gorki by Ostwald, Hans