The monument to Maxim Gorky in Nizhny Novgorod, located in the square on Gorky Square, was opened on November 2, 1952. The seven-meter bronze statue of Gorky was created by sculptor V. I. Mukhina, while the architectural design was developed by V. V. Lebedev and P. P. Shteller. The sculpture was cast at the Leningrad factory "Monument Sculpture."

In 1939, a nationwide competition was held for the design of the monument to A. M. Gorky, with V. I. Mukhina's work winning. However, the Great Patriotic War, which began in 1941, hindered its implementation. After the war, Gorky Square was reconstructed, and a park was laid out there. Only after this, on November 2, 1952, was the monument unveiled.

The figure of Gorky, towering over the square, is set on a quadrangular pedestal that seems to "grow" from a granite rock. Vera Mukhina depicted a young Gorky during his time in his native Nizhny Novgorod, when he wrote the famous "Song of the Storm Petrel."

This monument is a cultural heritage site of federal and regional significance, located in Nizhny Novgorod.