Gorky, Maxim (1868–1936)
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A photograph taken in 1900 of the two Russian writers Anton Chekhov (on the left) and Maxim Gorky. In his early writing career, Gorky became friends with Chekhov, whose frail health as a result of contracting tuberculosis in 1892 caused him to move to the warmer climate of the Crimea. There Chekhov encouraged Gorky to write his most famous play, The Lower Depths(1902).
Russian writer. Born in Nizhniy-Novgorod (named Gorky 1932–90 in his honour), he was exiled 1906–13 for his revolutionary principles. His works, which include the play The Lower Depths (1902) and the memoir My Childhood (1913–14), combine realism with optimistic faith in the potential of the industrial proletariat.
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