The Artamonov case. Gorky M.

Gorky’s dramatic novel, written in exile and first published in 1926, is dedicated to the tragedy of those whom the writer called “Iron People” - merchants and industrialists who struggled the way from the lower classes who gave their children an excellent education - and turned out to be inconspicuous Understand their interests, ideals and aspirations.

Before the reader passes the life of three generations of the Artamonov family - the indomitable Ilya Vasilyevich, a man with a wolf grip and wolf jaws, his sons - the harsh workaholic Peter and the religious righteous of Nikita - and grandchildren, grandchildren. belonging to a completely different generation - the classic representative of the Russian intelligentsia of Ilya and the frivolous Bonvivan and Life -mindedly Jacob. Family ties are destroyed - and death threatens the case for which so many works were laid.