My University

Author: Maxim Gorky
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Publish Date: 1996-01-01
Features: My University is the last installment of Maxim Gorky's autobiographical trilogy. It narrates the life experiences of Alyosha from the age of sixteen to twenty, living in Kazan for five years. At the time, the young Alyosha arrived in Kazan full of hope, but his aspirations were quickly shattered when the doors of university remained closed to him. For survival, he had no choice but to work as a laborer on the Volga River docks, mingling with dockworkers, beggars, and delinquents. The dock's career thief Baskhar once tried to lure him into debauchery and misdeeds. However, Alyosha did not follow him, avoiding falling into that den of iniquity. With the help and inspiration of books and friends, Alyosha began studying revolutionary theory.