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Mother is a novel written by Maxim Gorky and published in 1907. It is about a woman who fights against the Tsarist regime.
The story begins with the death of Mikhail Vlasov, a worker who mistreated his wife Pelagia for many years.
The couple had a son, Pável, a boy with an increasingly reserved character for whom his mother finds no explanation. One day, Pável invites his classmates to his house and there his mother discovers her son's political concerns. She did not know that he was a socialist leader in the factory where she works.
Initially, this is bad news for her mother, since she detests political activity, mainly for fear of reprisals and the stigmas of her marriage, but little by little she becomes more involved in these political meetings and ends up considering the companions. of his son as his own children.
Everything will change as a result of these political activities, his son and his companions are investigated by the tsarist police...
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Mother by Maxim Gorky is believed to be in the public domain in the United States only. It may still be copyrighted in other countries. If you are not in the United States, please check your local laws to ensure this eBook is in the public domain in your country before downloading Mother in PDF or ePub.
A factory town, a son, and a woman who learns what courage looks like when it is shared. Gorky turns meetings and leaflets into lived stakes.
Beyond slogans, this is a novel about care that grows outward—kitchen tables, crowded streets, and the risk of speaking up. It shows how ordinary people become organizers and how fear and hope travel through families. Read it for the human scale of movements: bread, coats, and trust. Whatever your politics, the portrait of resolve and tenderness under pressure is the point.
Solidarity starts at home and walks into the street.
Care becomes action without losing warmth.
Worksites, alleys, and squares shape what’s possible.
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Workers struggle and self making with grit; public voice in moving stories.
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