Can Gorky be said to be Russian?

The teacher said no, because Russia was not born in Gorky's time, so we said "Soviet Union" and "former Soviet Union" to writers of that time, not "Russia". Regarding the "Little East Evil" who answered the question, I would like to say that there is also "Zhongshan Station" in Antarctica, but isn't Zhongshan the South Pole? ! Many countries have cities called "Victoria", which is entirely to commemorate Queen Victoria.

And those Russian buildings commemorating Gorky are just commemorative. Because the Soviet Union is Russia's past, but there are two completely different regimes hidden under these two names. Just like some land near Heilongjiang now, it belongs to Russia now and China before! Li Bai was born in one of these places. According to you, Gorky is Russian, so Li Bai should also be Russian? ! But he is from China, and Li Bai was born without Russian shadow. The regime is different! I don't want to say more about which country those people came from in history. Although there have been many dynasties in China's history, the people in power are all from China, perhaps ethnic minorities, but also from 56 ethnic groups in China. The ancestors of the Japanese are from China, and the whites and blacks in the United States immigrated from Europe, but-the Japanese are Japanese, so you can't say that they are from China. China people are all from China, let alone Japanese. Americans are Americans, you can't say they are Europeans; Europeans are Europeans, let alone Americans. From this perspective, Russians are Russians, and you can't say that they are Soviets; Soviets are Soviets, let alone Russians. By the way, it is universally acknowledged that the history of the Chinese nation is 5,000 years, and those figures in the history of China are all from China.