Where is God?

Confession, Where is God? The most famous novel by the Russian writer Maxim Gorky came to express an important stage in the history of Russia, a very complex stage, which is the stage that followed the failure of the revolution (1905) and the subsequent tightening of the tsarist regime's grip on the cultural, social and political movement. At that time, Gorky was part of the extreme leftist Revolutionary Front, which experienced intellectual rifts that resulted in the emergence of movements that called themselves seekers of God or builders of God...

The novel's events revolve around an illegitimate foundling named "Matvey" who was taken care of by the church deacon "Larion". He returned to attending the church and worked to help him maintain its cleanliness and other similar matters. Many spiritual conversations took place between them, which made "Matvey" feel safe, but the man... The compassionate "Larion" drowns and dies, so care is transferred to "Titov", the owner of authority in the "Soluki Farm". What Tavi became attached to the church and to the love of God, but his closeness to Titov enabled him to view the farm's records, and his outlook on life began to change when he discovered the exploitation and plunder that was taking place. Titov to the farmers in the name of the Church!...

The events in the novel continue until Matvey grows up and falls in love with Titov's daughter, whom he grew up with. He wanted to have a relationship with her, but Titov forced him to abandon his principles in order to achieve that desire. Matvey did not hesitate to please Titov even though he was experiencing an intense conflict, and when his wife died And his daughter began his crazy journey in search of God to get rid of his internal torment and moved from one monastery to another.

مكسيم جوركي
؛ (28 مارس 1868 - 18 يونيو 1936)، أديب وناشط سياسي ماركسي روسي، مؤسس مدرسة الواقعية الاشتراكية التي تجسد النظرة الماركسية للأدب حيث يرى أن الأدب مبني على النشاط الاقتصادي في نشأته ونموه وتطوره، وأنه يؤثر في المجتمع بقوته الخاصة، لذلك ينبغي توظيفه في خدمة المجتمع. كما تم ترشيحه 5 مرات للحصول على جائزة نوبل في الآداب.