The author explains why “Parus” publishing house created in 1915 by A. M. Gorky together with A. N. Tikhonov and I. P. Ladyzhnikov was so important for Russia. Since the remit of periodicals (journal “Letopis” and newspaper “Novaia Zhizn”) and books it produced was directed at highlighting Russia’s earliest possible exit from war and conclusion of peace, the author proves that if the majority of Russian society (especially its elite) would heed the call of Gorky and his associates, then Russia could avoid the revolutionary upheavals of 1917 and the ensuing fratricidal civil war. In order to achieve the said objective the author did use the historical-comparative method.
Keywords: “Parus” publishing; Gorky; World War I; revolution of 1917; peace.
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