by Maxim Gorky
First published 2008
Maxim Gorky's "Through Russia" follows the journey of Ivan, a destitute laborer struggling to survive the economic and political turmoil sweeping the country. Forced from his village, Ivan treks across a Russia rocked by unrest, navigating a landscape of crumbling factories, restless crowds, and the looming threat of state violence. As he searches for work and meaning, Ivan bears witness to the inequities and upheaval of a nation on the brink. Gorky's vivid prose captures the grit and desperation of life on the margins, testing the limits of one man's resilience in the face of a collapsing social order.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, russian-literature
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: social-commentary, underdog
Setting: Russia
Period: 20th-Century
306 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform