Exhibition "Maxim Gorky in Arzamas"

About exhibition

The exhibition is located in the M. Gorky Museum in the old merchant house of the Podsosov family. From May to September 1902 A. M. Gorky, exiled to Arzamas under open police supervision, lived here with his family. The house recreates a memorial interior: the study, the dining room, and E. P. Peshkova's room. The study is the writer's sanctuary: at the table covered with cloth the play "The Dacha Dwellers" was begun, the play "The Man" was conceived, and "The Lower Depths" was finished. It was from Arzamas that the famous words rang out to the world: "Man — it's magnificent; it sounds proud!" Gorky's rare gift for conversation and extraordinary charm created a special atmosphere in the house, which hosted writers L. Andreyev, S. Petrov (Skitalets), E. Chirikov, Moscow Art Theatre director V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, and artists L. Sulerzhitsky and S. Sorin, who painted portraits of Alexei Maximovich and Ekaterina Pavlovna. Gorky's godson Z. Peshkov (Sverdlov) lived with him in Arzamas; he later became the first Russian general of the Foreign Legion. Telephone for advance booking: 8 (83147) 9-46-44.