Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts.

synonyms: Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov, Gorky, Maksim Gorky, Maxim Gorki.

An industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky.

synonyms: Gorkiy, Gorky, Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhnyi Novgorod.