Gor·ky or Gor·ki (gôr k ) See Nizhniy Novgorod. |
| Gorky, Arshile 1904-1948. Armenian-born American painter considered a transitional figure between surrealism and abstract expressionism. His works include The Liver Is the Cock's Comb (1944). |
| Gorky also Gorki, Maksim also Maxim Pen name of Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov. 1868-1936. Russian writer who supported the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and helped develop socialist realism as the officially accepted literary aesthetic. His works include The Life of Klim Samgin (1925-1936), an unfinished cycle of novels. |
Gorki, Gorky (Russian) [ˈgɔrjkij]
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(Placename) the former name (until 1991) of Nizhni Novgorod
Gorki2, Gorky (Russian) [ˈgɔrjkij]
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(Biographies / Gorki, Maxim (1868-1936) M, Russian, WRITING: novelist, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: short-story writer) Maxim (makˈsim), pen name of Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov. 1868-1936, Russian novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer, noted for his depiction of the outcasts of society. His works include the play The Lower Depths (1902), the novel Mother (1907), and an autobiographical trilogy (1913-23)
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| Noun | 1. |  Gorki - Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts |
| 2. |  Gorki - an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim GorkyRussian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state |
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