| 1. | Also, Gorky. Max⋅im [mak-sim; Russ. muh-ksyeem] (Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov ), 1868–1936, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist. |
| 2. | former name (1932–91) of Nizhni Novgorod. |
| maxim gorki | |
noun | |
| Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: Gorky] |