Russian philology
His novel The Artamanov Business
(1925) and his play Egor Bulyshov (1932) depict the decay and inevitable downfall of
Russia's ruling classes. Gorky defined socialist realism as the "realism of people who are
rebuilding the world," and points out that it looks at the past "from the heights of the future's
goals". Gorky considered the main task of writers to help in the development of the new man
in socialist society. Gorky's version of a heroic revolutionary is Pavel Vlasov from the novel
The Mother, who displays selflessness and compassion for the working poor, as well as
discipline and dedication. Gorky's works were significant for the development of literature in
Russia and became influential in many parts of the world.
Nikolay Ostrovsky's novel How the Steel Was Tempered has been among the most successful
works of Russian literature, with tens of millions of copies printed in many languages around
the world
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