Maksim Gorky was a Soviet author and founder of the socialist realism literary method.
This novel tells the story of the common proletariat who protested against the czar an.
His travels overwhelmed him with the vastness and beauty of his country and they also made him sharply aware of the ignorance and poverty of its people.
Gorky traveled throughout his native land and at one point became friends with Lenin.
He was also a political activist who spent several lengthy stays in Capri and Italy.
Maksim Gorky was a Soviet author and founder of the socialist realism literary method