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GorkyName 1932–91 of Nizhniy-Novgorod, a city in central Russia. The city was named after the writer Maxim Gorky in 1932, but reverted to its original name after the collapse of the Soviet Union. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For example, after reading what Douglass recalls of his childhood, juxtaposed against the memories of other fatherless children like Malcolm X, Richard Wright, Maxim Gorky, or Leo Tolstoy, students are asked for their own opinion of what is necessary for a "normal" childhood, and who has the responsibility to provide it. There is nothing" in the catalogue of Victorian misery, as narrated by Dickens, Zola or Gorky, that doesn't exist somewhere in a Third World city today". McKay and Wright can be studied in the context of an international Left along with Maxim Gorky and Henri Barbusse. |
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