# Maxim Gorky — Ten Days That Shook the World character guide

> Maxim Gorky in Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Maxim Gorky, Gorky

**First appearance:** 0011-i-background

## Who they are

Russia's most famous living writer, Gorky leads the small Novaya Zhizn group, opposing Bolshevik tactics while refusing to abandon the Soviet Government.

## In the story

### [Political Parties](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ten_days_that_shook_the_world_se/chapters/political-parties)

Listed as the leader of the United Social Democrats Internationalists (Novaya Zhizn group).

### [II: The Coming Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ten_days_that_shook_the_world_se/chapters/ii-the-coming-storm)

His newspaper Novaya Zhizn urged unity and warned against premature insurrection.

### [Chapter 1](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ten_days_that_shook_the_world_se/chapters/1)

Leader of the Social Democrats Internationalists group, supporting peace initiatives.

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