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Gorky, suburb of Moscow, RussiaGorky (gôr`kē) or Gorky Leninskoye (lyĕ`nyĭnskəyə), suburb of Moscow, central European Russia. The country home of Lenin, who died there, is now a memorial museum.Gorky, former name of Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaGorky: see Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod (nyēsh`nyī nôf`gərəd), formerly Gorky or Gorki,..... Click the link for more information. , Russia. Nizhny Novgorodformerly (1932–90) GorkyCity (pop., 2002: 1,311,200), western Russia. It is located on the southern bank of the Volga River at its confluence with the Oka River. Founded in 1221, it was annexed to Moscow in 1392. It was strategically important in the Russian conquest of the Volga through the mid-16th century. In 1932 it was renamed for Maksim Gorky, who was born there. Under the Soviet regime it was a place of internal exile for Andrey Sakharov. The city has several 16th- and 17th-century buildings and is one of Russia's major industrial centres. Gorky Arshile . 1904--48, US abstract expressionist painter, born in Armenia. Influenced by Picasso and Mir?, his style is characterized by fluid lines and resonant colours 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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