The Childhood of Maxim Gorky backdrop

The Childhood of Maxim Gorky

Directed by Mark Donskoy

Starring Aleksei Lyarsky, Varvara Massalitinova

Young Maxim grows up under the czarist regime with his grandparents as guardians. Continually demeaned by his martinet grandfather, Maxim is drawn to his warm-hearted grandmother, who instills in him the willingness to pursue his writing muse.