Maria from Moscow

About me I came to Moscow for the first time in the spring of 2003; then I was only a schoolgirl from Belarus participating in a Russian language international contest that took place in Moscow. I was impressed with its power and glory, I enjoyed the places which I had only dreamed of before after seeing them in the movies… And I was happy. A year and a half later, I came ...

Sep 21, 2025

M. Gorky Apartment Museum Moscow

Glimpse of modernism

"The "M. Gorky Apartment Museum" in Moscow has massive stairs, wide windows, a beautiful iris mosaic... no wonder Maxim Gorky lived here for 5 years!"

Many notice this impressive mansion while walking down Tverskoy Boulevard and turning at Malaya Nikitskaya Street. Not everyone knows that in this very house the famous writer Maxim Gorky lived from 1931 through to 1936 when he returned from Italy. Initially, this house belonged to Sergey Pavlovich Ryabushinsky, entrepreneur and founder of the first automobile plant in Russia.

In 1965, the memorial museum of Gorky was opened in this building thanks to his daughter-in-law Nadezhda. This mansion always attracted me. At first I learned about it when my fellow students and I had an excursion about this district with our lecturer. I was captivated by the beautiful iris mosaic the house is decorated with. Then some years later I took a photo with my friend in a nice garden close to this house. Then I decided to go inside.

The thing is, one may enter the museum only from the rear. Inside you will find the authentic decor and unique interior. It’s really unbelievable to stand in these ancient rooms and think about the way Gorky lived here. Well, he was lucky to have such wide windows! Another thing to pay attention to here are the massive stairs. I don’t know why but they remind me of Casa Batlló by Antonio Gaudi in Barcelona. Another hidden gem is a secret Old Believers home church in the attic. The reason is Ryabushinsky family were Old Believers.

In this house Gorky spent his last years, working on ‘The Life of Klim Samgin’ novel.

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Malaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa, 6/2

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