Maxim Gorky

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Maxim Gorky born?March 28, 1868
2. Where was Maxim Gorky born?Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire
3. When did Maxim Gorky die?June 18, 1936 (age 68)
4. Who was Maxim Gorky?Maxim Gorky was a Russian writer born in 1868 who told stories about ordinary people and their struggles.
5. Why did Gorky write about poor people?He had worked many jobs and saw the hardships of workers, so he wanted to share their stories with others.

Proletariat: The working class, especially industrial workers, considered as a class.
Socialist Realism: The officially sanctioned style of art and literature in the Soviet Union, emphasizing realistic depictions of socialist progress and the heroic worker.
Autocratic: A system of government in which one person holds absolute power.
Existential Crisis: A moment where an individual questions the meaning, purpose, or value of their life.