That would be news to me considering his close friendship with Lenin, his material support to the Bolsheviks pre revolution and being the most celebrated Soviet author while alive. There are rumours he was poisoned by Stalin and some evidence to suggest at least a mild personal antipathy toward Stalin on Gorky's behalf, but unless the entirety of Bolshevism=Stalin that's neither here nor there. Oh and do check out the hilarious Ilf & Petrov and Yuri Olesha (not sure if there are English translations of Olesha though) even if their communist credentials are shaky.
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That would be news to me considering his close friendship with Lenin, his material support to the Bolsheviks pre revolution and being the most celebrated Soviet author while alive. There are rumours he was poisoned by Stalin and some evidence to suggest at least a mild personal antipathy toward Stalin on Gorky's behalf, but unless the entirety of Bolshevism=Stalin that's neither here nor there. Oh and do check out the hilarious Ilf & Petrov and Yuri Olesha (not sure if there are English translations of Olesha though) even if their communist credentials are shaky.