This book gives a broad and generalized picture of life in Russia on the eve of the Revolution of 1905. The narrative is based on events which took place in the town of Sormovo.

Pyotr Andreyevich Zalomov, a Sormovo worker, and his mother Anna Kirillovna served as prototypes for the main characters in Gorky's novel, embodied in Pavel Vlassov, a revolutionary, and his mother Nilovna, a workman's wife.

The life and activities of the Zalomova presented Gorky with material from which he created typical characters and situations. Through the fascinating people in this book he expressed his concept - a concept born of much hard experience - of the beauty and greatness of those who are selflessly devoted to the most advanced ideas of their day and to the cause of the people.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	December 20, 2000
ISBN13	9780898751161
Publishers	University Press of the Pacific
Pages	424
Dimensions	128 × 26 × 199 mm · 462 g
Language	English
Contributor	Margaret Wettlin

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