Maxim Gorky, famous Russian novelist, declined to intervene with the Italian government in behalf of Leon Trotsky’s request for asylum there.
The Soviet papers report that the exiled Communist leader directed a request to Gorky that he ask the Italian government to permit him to establish a residence at Capri, Italian resort.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
