The protagonist’s name is actually Alexei Pishkov. Alyosha is a nickname (a nickname, noted in the book), and there are other nicknames, such as Lonya and Lonika. Lexi is short for Alexei.
Alexei Maksimovich is an honorific, Alexei Ika is the nickname of Alexei, Ika and Shika are affixes, indicating intimacy, depending on the relationship and context. and etiquette determine its terms.
"Childhood" is the first part of a trilogy of autobiographical novels written by Soviet writer Maxim Gorky based on his own experiences (the other two parts are "In the World" and "My Life"). University").
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"Childhood" is a unique autobiography. It does not create a portrait of a protagonist as most autobiographies do. It is more like a long and colorful oil painting, which restores an era and a period of life in a family.
In this period of life, many protagonists appeared. Whether beautiful or ugly, they all stand in front of readers at the same time, impacting their hearts.
With its unique artistic form, profound ideological content and unique artistic features, "Childhood" occupies an important position in the history of Russian and Soviet literature and even world literature, and has incomparable artistic value.
In April 2020, it was included in the junior high school section of the "Basic Education Curriculum and Textbook Development Center of the Ministry of Education Reading Guidance Catalog for Primary and Secondary School Students (2020 Edition)".