“Life is always better where people are fighting for their rights.” My Universities is the third and final installment of Maxim Gorky’s autobiographical trilogy, following My Childhood and […]
Russian literature
My Apprenticeship
“Life is always surprising us—not by its rich, seething complexity, which is inexhaustible, but because, in spite of all its squalor and monotony, it sometimes throws up something […]
Russian literature
My Childhood
“In the dense and motley crowd of my childhood, I stand out like a sore thumb—a stranger to all.” Chapter 1: The Death of Alexei’s Father The story […]
Russian literature
Mother
“The mother’s heart is the child’s classroom.” Chapter 1: The Factory and the Workers The novel opens in a bleak industrial town where workers endure harsh conditions. Pelageya […]
Russian literature
The Lower Depths
“Man! It’s great! It sounds… proud! Man! You’ve got to respect man!” The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky is a play set in a dilapidated overnight shelter, where […]