Issue 46

20 April 2026

‘Summerfolk’: Gorky’s masterful condemnation of Tsarist Russia’s ruling class

Valentine Glindon, Cardiff Culture and reviews Articles, Issue 46

Gorky’s 1904 play ‘Summerfolk’ follows a group of wealthy, self-absorbed friends, obsessed with bickering about about ‘deep’ questions of life. Within this biting critique is an eerily familiar picture: an unstable world on the precipice of revolution.

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‘Summerfolk’: Gorky’s masterful condemnation of Tsarist Russia’s ruling class