Gorki

[ gawr-kee; Russian gawr-kyee ]

/ ˈgɔr ki; Russian ˈgɔr kyi /

noun

Also Gorky. Max·im

[mak-sim; Russian muh-ksyeem] /ˈmæk sɪm; Russian mʌˈksyim/Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov,1868–1936, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist.

former name (1932–91) of Nizhni Novgorod.

Example sentences from the Web for gorki

Gorki completely satisfied that strange but almost universal desire of well-fed and comfortable people to go slumming.

Essays on Russian Novelists |William Lyon Phelps
Gorki's cheap sentiment, and maudlin pity, often result in clap-trap and padding which are foreign to the artist proper.

Maxim Gorki |Hans Ostwald
These years, which immediately preceded the appearance of Gorki, form part of the most gloomy period of modern Russian history.

Maxim Gorki |Hans Ostwald
Gorki made a little speech which was translated by a Russian who knew English.

Essays on Russian Novelists |William Lyon Phelps

At this point Gorki seems, indeed, to have deliberately abjured his intimate knowledge of certain classes of the community.

Maxim Gorki |Hans Ostwald

British Dictionary definitions for gorki (1 of 2)

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Gorky

/ (Russian ˈɡɔrjkij) /

noun

the former name (until 1991) of Nizhni Novgorod

British Dictionary definitions for gorki (2 of 2)

Gorki ²

Gorky

/ (Russian ˈɡɔrjkij) /

noun

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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Gorki

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Gorky

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British Dictionary definitions for gorki (2 of 2)

Gorky

noun