BITTER. OVERLOAD.

The route was created for the 150th anniversary of A. M. Gorky according to his own stories about himself.

Paradox is a man of our city, where everything about him is known to bittersmiths, crabs, biographers - every address, every word, "addresses-passwords-appearances."

The image of the proletarian writer is so canonical for my generation that wake up at night with the stupid question "What was the name of the Mother?" without thinking about blurting out "Nilovna"... He denounced, branded the vices of society, was a harbinger of the world revolution, the founder of socialist realism - that's how many cliches! And meanwhile, who among us at school was told that "The Song of the Petrel" sang... Chiz! No... not Sergey Chigrakov, of course, but just a chizh bird. Singed for his merchandise. And this is just a piece of "Spring Melodies" about birds, about their spring joys.

For those born in the 80-90s: Bitter? Is this Maxim or Michael? And Alyosha Peshkov, then who is his son?

An orphan who lived in people, a poor man, a difficult childhood - yes! But also the richest of Russian writers (pre-revolutionary data), a passionate collector, the greatest benefactor and public figure! A passionate lover and admirer of women in every sense.

In short, we all need a thorough reset of the image of the countryman! Therefore, I invite you to wander the streets where Alexei Maksimovich walked; to see the courtyards where Alyosha fought as a boy; the houses where he lived; Ostrog, where he sat; the grave of his beloved grandmother.

The tour is possible in different formats - bus, car, on foot.