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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Example Sentences

"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 is one of about 100 children who were born after their fathers died in the terror attacks that took place on September 11, 2001.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2021

His first edition featured only female directors, and, in keeping with this year’s theme, “Dramaturgies,” the Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement went to a dramaturge, Jens Hillje, the co-director of Berlin’s Maxim Gorki Theater.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2019

For a good criticism of Gorki see Ideas and Realities in Russian Literature, by Prince Kropotkin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various