In the foreword to this book, Konstantin Fedin writes: “I wanted to tell, using my own personal example and the examples of literary biographies of Soviet writers with whom I began working, about the role of A. M. Gorky in my fate and in the fate of these writers.
By depicting Gorky’s communication with a small number of young authors—my peers—I thought to outline his influence on Soviet literature at the very earliest stage of its formation, in the process of its initial growth.”
These words give a complete idea of the book, and this new edition is offered to the readers.