33 moments

1. Birth in Nizhny Novgorod

   1868-03-28 · Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

   

   Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, later known as Maxim Gorky, was born in Nizhny Novgorod.

2. Move to Kazan

   1884-01-01 · Kazan, Russia

   

   Peshkov moved to Kazan hoping to enter the university, beginning an important period of self-education and contact with radical circles. Year-level dating only.

3. Railway watchman at Dobrinka

   1888-10-01 · Dobrinka, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia

   

   Gorky worked as a watchman at Dobrinka station on the Gryaze-Tsaritsyn Railway during his early wandering years. Coordinate represents Dobrinka settlement; the historical station location is not separately fixed here.

4. Return and arrest in Nizhny Novgorod

   1889-01-01 · Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

   

   After returning to his home city, Gorky was arrested there on suspicion of links to politically monitored persons. The source dates the return to spring 1889 but does not supply a day or month for the arrest.

5. Transfer to Borisoglebsk station

   1889-01-01 · Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Oblast, Russia

   

   At his own request, Gorky was transferred to Borisoglebsk station during his railway employment. Coordinate represents Borisoglebsk.

6. Railway work and first publication in Tiflis

   1892-01-01 · Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia

   

   Gorky spent several weeks doing menial work, principally at the Caucasian Railway workshops, in Tiflis; his first story was published there under the name Gorky. Tiflis is the historical name of present-day Tbilisi.

7. Visit with Leo Tolstoy at Yasnaya Polyana

   1900-01-01 · Yasnaya Polyana, Tula Oblast, Russia

   

   A dated photograph documents Gorky together with Leo Tolstoy at Tolstoy's Yasnaya Polyana estate. Evidence is a dated photograph caption.

8. With Anton Chekhov in Yalta

   1900-01-01 · Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine

   

   A dated photograph places Gorky with Anton Chekhov in Yalta. Evidence is a dated photograph caption.

9. Theatre project in Nizhny Novgorod

   1904-01-01 · Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

   

   After breaking with the Moscow Art Theatre, Gorky returned to Nizhny Novgorod to establish his own theatre.

10. Flight to Lake Saimaa

    1905-01-01 · Lake Saimaa, Finland

    

    Following the suppression of the Moscow uprising and a raid on his apartment, Gorky fled to Lake Saimaa in Finland. Coordinates are a representative point on Lake Saimaa.

11. Imprisonment in Peter and Paul Fortress

    1905-01-01 · Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russia

    

    During the abortive 1905 Revolution, Gorky was briefly imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress, where he wrote Children of the Sun. Year-level dating is the maximum precision supplied.

12. Fund-raising visit to New York City

    1906-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    

    Gorky visited New York City during the Bolsheviks' 1906 fund-raising trip to the United States.

13. Residence on Capri

    1906-01-01 · Capri, Campania, Italy

    

    Gorky began a long residence on Capri, partly for health and partly to escape Russia's repressive political environment. The source supports a continuous residence through 1913; this card records its beginning.

14. Stay on Staten Island

    1906-01-01 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States

    

    After Manhattan hotels refused to accommodate Gorky and Maria Andreyeva, the pair stayed in an apartment on Staten Island. Coordinates represent Staten Island rather than the unidentified apartment.

15. Writing Mother in the Adirondacks

    1906-01-01 · Adirondack Mountains, New York, United States

    

    During his American journey, Gorky was in the Adirondack Mountains, where he wrote Mother. Coordinates are a representative point in the Adirondack Mountains.

16. Fifth RSDLP Congress in London

    1907-05-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Gorky attended the Fifth Congress of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party in London with a consultative vote. Month-level date reflects the source's May-June dating; this card is dated to the first supported month.

17. Okhrana headquarters visit after the February Revolution

    1917-01-01 · Kronversky Prospekt, Petrograd (Saint Petersburg), Russia

    

    Following the February Revolution, Gorky visited the former Okhrana headquarters on Kronversky Prospekt with Nikolai Sukhanov and Vladimir Zenisinov. The source gives the event only as occurring after the February Revolution of 1917.

18. Departure to Berlin

    1921-09-01 · Berlin, Germany

    

    Gorky left Soviet Russia for Berlin at the beginning of his second exile.

19. Tuberculosis treatment in St. Blasien

    1921-12-01 · St. Blasien, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    

    Gorky underwent treatment in the lung sanatorium at St. Blasien in the Black Forest. German-language Wikipedia source; the quotation states treatment from December 1921 through April 1922.

20. Stay in Heringsdorf

    1922-01-01 · Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

    

    After his St. Blasien treatment, Gorky stayed in Heringsdorf on the Baltic coast. German-language Wikipedia source. The sequence after treatment ending in April 1922 supports year-level dating, but not a narrower date.

21. Departure for Bad Saarow

    1922-09-25 · Bad Saarow, Brandenburg, Germany

    

    Gorky travelled onward from Heringsdorf to Bad Saarow during his German exile. German-language Wikipedia source.

22. Residence in Günterstal

    1923-06-01 · Günterstal, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    

    Gorky lived with his household in Günterstal, initially at Hotel Kyburg and later in a rented property on Dorfstraße. German-language Wikipedia source; the residence continued through November 1923.

23. Settlement in Sorrento

    1924-01-01 · Sorrento, Campania, Italy

    

    Gorky settled in Sorrento after receiving permission from the Italian Fascist government; Sorrento became his principal expatriate base in the 1920s. German-language Wikipedia source; the source gives only spring 1924.

24. Soviet tour through Baku

    1928-01-01 · Baku, Azerbaijan

    

    Baku was among the places Gorky visited during his summer 1928 Soviet journey. The source establishes presence during the summer of 1928 but does not date the individual stop more precisely.

25. Soviet tour through Kursk

    1928-01-01 · Kursk, Russia

    

    During his first return trip to the USSR, Gorky travelled through Kursk as part of a summer journey around the country. The source establishes presence during the summer of 1928 but does not date the individual stop more precisely.

26. Soviet tour through Tiflis

    1928-01-01 · Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia

    

    Gorky revisited Tiflis during his 1928 Soviet journey, returning to the city where his first story had been published. The source establishes presence during the summer of 1928 but does not date the individual stop more precisely.

27. Soviet tour through Yerevan

    1928-01-01 · Yerevan, Armenia

    

    Yerevan was among the cities visited by Gorky on his summer 1928 tour of the Soviet Union. The source establishes presence during the summer of 1928 but does not date the individual stop more precisely.

28. Arrival at Belorussky-Baltiysky station

    1928-05-28 · Belorussky railway station, Moscow, Russia

    

    Moscow residents met Gorky at Belorussky-Baltiysky station on his first return visit to the USSR since emigration. Russian-language museum source. The page title identifies the year as 1928.

29. Visit to Solovki forced-labour camp

    1929-06-20 · Solovetsky Islands, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

    

    Gorky visited Solovki, the forced-labour camp on the Solovetsky Islands, during a closely managed official visit. Coordinates represent Solovki settlement on the Solovetsky Islands.

30. Sportintern anniversary at Red Square

    1931-08-01 · Red Square, Moscow, Russia

    

    A captioned photograph places Gorky in Red Square with Avel Enukidze and Joseph Stalin during the tenth anniversary celebration of Sportintern. Evidence is a photograph caption; only month-level dating is supplied.

31. Residence at Ryabushinsky Mansion

    1932-01-01 · Ryabushinsky Mansion, Moscow, Russia

    

    On his definitive return to the Soviet Union, Gorky received the Ryabushinsky Mansion in Moscow, which became his Moscow residence. The evidence establishes receipt of the Moscow residence on definitive return; coordinates identify the Ryabushinsky Mansion.

32. House arrest at Gorki-10

    1934-01-01 · Gorki-10, Moscow Oblast, Russia

    

    After Sergei Kirov's assassination in December 1934, Gorky was placed under unannounced house arrest at his home near Moscow in Gorki-10. The source dates the confinement only as after December 1934.

33. Death at Gorki-10

    1936-06-18 · Gorki-10, Moscow Oblast, Russia

    

    Gorky died at Gorki-10 near Moscow at age sixty-eight.