Gorki

[ gawr-kee; Russian gawr-kyee ]

noun

1. Also Max·im [mak, -sim, muh-, ksyeem] Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov, 1868–1936, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist.
2. former name (1932–91) of Nizhni Novgorod.

Gorki

¹

/ ˈɡɔrjkij /

noun

1. GorkiMaxim18681936MRussianWRITING: novelistTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: short-story writer 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)

Gorki

²

/ ˈɡɔrjkij /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Were it not for the wanton inconvenience inflicted upon M. Gorki, the comedy of the situation would be priceless.

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Gorki's harlots on the contrary always have some compelling, touching, noble trait.

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With what intimacy, familiarity, and heart-felt emotion Gorki here describes and sees!

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But they express it more unconsciously, more instinctively, less sentimentally, than Gorki.

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Gorki gladly agreed, and his reports excited general attention.

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