Background
GRUZDEV, Il’ya was born on August 1, 1892 in Saint St. Petersburg.
GRUZDEV, Il’ya was born on August 1, 1892 in Saint St. Petersburg.
1918 graduate Philological Faculty, Petrograd University.
From 1914 published notices, critical articles, feuillctons. Early 1920's belonged to lit group Serapionovy brat'ya (Scrapion Brethren). Famed mainly as Gorky's biographer and for his research on Gorky's works.
His works on Gorky include archives and memoir materials connected with the writer’s biography. Also annotated and edited Gorky's works (Collected Works, Volume(s) 1 - 23, 1928-1930). His work was facilitated by his long acquaintance and correspondence with Gorky.
Religion is bad because it imposes irrational rules of good and bad behaviour.
Strong communist party can create a new and better society with neither rich nor poor.