 History of the Russian revolution through the eyes of Gorky, the writer and the man. He initially was sympathetic with some of Lenin s promises, but later became shocked with Lenin s bloody methods. Gorky emigrated to Western Europe. Crafty Stalin manipulated Gorky back into entrapment in Communist Russia. His quick death in 1936 is still a mystery. Documentary footage of Gorky from Russian and German film archives, helps the story.