The documentary novel “Gorky without Makeup” covers the period of M. Gorky’s life after his return from emigration to Soviet Russia. Love and betrayal, intrigue and political conspiracies, farce and tragedy - everything was contained in these years of life, cut short by a mysterious death... Second edition revised and supplemented with new facts and documents, contains a large number of photographs, including those not included in the previous edition. The book is intended for everyone who is interested in Russian history and culture.