Gorki

American  

[gawr-kee, gawr-kyee] / ˈgɔr ki, ˈgɔr kyi /

noun

1. Also Maxim Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov, 1868–1936, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist.

2. former name (1932–91) of Nizhni Novgorod.

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Gorki ¹ British  

/ ˈɡɔrjkij /

noun

1. the former name (until 1991) of Nizhni Novgorod

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Gorki ² British  

/ ˈɡɔrjkij /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

"I co-founded the Gorki centre and manage it," Russia's state-owned Tass news agency quoted Ms Kneissl as saying.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev gives an interview at the Gorki state residence outside Moscow, Russia January 25, 2022.

From Reuters • Jan. 27, 2022

Nick Gorki recounts that participating in "Generation 9/11," in which he recounts his coming out as gay, was both "therapeutic" and enlightening for him.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2021

His first edition featured only female directors, and, in keeping with this year’s theme, “Dramaturgies,” the Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement went to a dramaturge, Jens Hillje, the co-director of Berlin’s Maxim Gorki Theater.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2019

Later on, when all that Gorki had written had its importance, and his commercial success was established, the whole of "Makar," which is by no means free from obscurities, was translated.

From Maxim Gorki by Ostwald, Hans