gorky

(noun) Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts. Synonyms: Gorky, Maksim Gorky, Gorki, Maxim Gorki, Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov.

(noun) an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky. Synonyms: Nizhnyi Novgorod, Nizhni Novgorod, Gorki, Gorky, Gorkiy.