Question: When did the person who wrote the stories that Malva was based on die?
Sentence (from "Maxim Gorky"): Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (Russian: Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в or Пе́шков; 28 March [O.S. 16 March] 1868  – 18 June 1936), primarily known as Maxim (Maksim) Gorky ( ; Russian: Макси́м Го́рький ), was a Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.
Relevant evidence: Yes