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The exhibition and lecture by Rustam Huseynov dedicated to the writer Maxim Gorky took place as part of the “Conversations on Culture and Art” project on June 18 at 19:00 at the Russian House in Baku.
Visitors were presented with an exhibition of reproductions of rare archival footage of Maxim Gorky associated with Baku and cultural figures of Azerbaijan, including joint photos with Samad Vurgun, Jafar Jabbarly, Mehdi Huseyn, Salman Mumtaz and others.
Rustam Huseynov spoke in detail about the little-known facts of the biography of Maxim Gorky related to Baku, including the reasons for his first trip, which became the basis for the famous essay about the oil fields of the Nobel brothers. The details of Maxim Gorky's cooperation with Baku periodicals before the revolution, communication with Hasan bey Zardabi and the influence of his articles in the press of that time were examined in detail.
The greatest interest of the audience was aroused by his stories, written under the impression of his trips, and essays showing in detail the customs and traditions that most impressed him.
An interesting impression was made by the contrast described by Gorky between pre-revolutionary and Soviet Baku in 1928. Special attention was paid to the productions of Gorky's plays in Baku theaters and memorial places associated with the biography and memory of Gorky, as well as his role in the formation of literary organizations.
The world-famous writer Maxim Gorky visited Baku three times, wrote several articles and essays about his trips, and materials from his Baku voyages were used to create several stories. The works of Maxim Gorky had a great influence on the work of Azerbaijani writers and poets S. Akhundov, S. Vurgun, J. Jabbarly, M. Ibrahimov. A. Sakhhat and others.
