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“This society of 'creatures that once were men' had one fine characteristic - no one of them endeavored to make out that he was better than the others, nor compelled the others to acknowledge his superiority.”

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Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky

Maxim Gorky, originally Pavlovich Vasiliyevich Korolenko, was a Russian writer known by his pen name. His works deeply revealed the sufferings of the lower classes and were hailed as masterpieces of Russian literature. His representative works include 'Childhood', 'On the Road', and 'My University'. more

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