Project Gutenberg 2000-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 1411 Gorky, Maksim 1868 1936 Peshkov, Alexey Maximiovich Горький, Максим Gorky, Maxim Gorky, Maxime Gorki, Maximo Gorki, Maxime Hogarth, C. J. 1869 1942 Hogarth, Charles James Po Rusi. English Through Russia Translation of Po Rusi Produced by Martin Adamson. HTML version by Al Haines. "Through Russia" by Maksim Gorky is a collection of narratives written during the late 19th century that spans across various themes of human experience and social reality in Russia. The work provides insights into the lives and struggles of ordinary people against the backdrop of immense natural beauty and hardship, with a focus on the plight of the impoverished. The narratives unfold through vivid character portrayals, including a young woman in labor, showcasing resilience in the face of adversity. The opening of "Through Russia" elaborates on the rich landscape where the story begins, painting a picture of autumn in the Caucasus as the narrator reflects on life, beauty, and human struggle. He encounters a group of displaced "famine people" and is drawn into the suffering of a pregnant woman amidst the wilderness. As he aids her through childbirth along the river, the scene captures the rawness and transformative nature of human experiences. This early segment sets the tone for the collection, establishing themes of compassion and interconnectedness, while also hinting at the socio-economic challenges faced by the characters within a larger, often unforgiving societal framework. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 635628 2025-08-01T12:52:25.644449 text/html 629832 2020-12-31T16:43:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 239909 2020-12-31T16:43:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 307928 2025-08-01T12:52:34.448359 application/epub+zip 317930 2025-08-01T12:52:27.600405 application/epub+zip 317929 2025-08-01T12:52:26.362404 application/epub+zip 517089 2025-08-01T12:52:39.535304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504365 2025-08-01T12:52:33.696337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474926 2022-09-01T14:21:54.474561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592770 2025-08-01T12:52:23.771439 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 592634 2020-12-31T16:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 234687 2020-12-31T16:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19370 2025-08-01T12:52:39.681317 application/rdf+xml 9819 2025-08-01T12:52:26.897365 image/jpeg 2895 2025-08-01T12:52:26.626368 image/jpeg 301777 2025-08-01T12:52:25.695417 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia