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Sergei Yesenin

Russian lyric poet of peasant origins, known for his nostalgic and critical verses on village life and urbanization.

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Sergei Yesenin

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Sergei Yesenin was a Russian lyric poet born in 1895 and died in 1925.[1] His poetry often evoked nostalgia for village life and criticized urbanization.[1] Among 20th-century Russian poets, Sergei Yesenin is widely regarded as one of the most popular and well-known figures.[1]

Collections of Sergey Yesenin
Collections of Sergey Yesenin. Image: Главархив Москвы · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Life and work

Yesenin was born into a peasant family in the village of Konstantinovo.[2] He was raised by his maternal grandparents from age two.[3] His uncles taught him horse riding and swimming, and he began writing poetry at age nine.[4] In 1912 he moved to Moscow after receiving a teacher's diploma.[5]

Collections of Sergey Yesenin
Collections of Sergey Yesenin. Image: Главархив Москвы · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

He moved to Petrograd in 1915 and met Alexander Blok, who promoted his early career.[6] He founded the Russian literary movement of imaginism with Anatoly Marienhof in 1918.[7] Yesenin died by suicide in December 1925 at age 30.[8] The children's magazine Mirok (Small World) published Yesenin's debut poem "Beryoza" (The Birch Tree) in January 1914.[9]

Envelope of the USSR «Ryazan. Concert Hall named after Sergei Yesenin» - 1974
Envelope of the USSR «Ryazan. Concert Hall named after Sergei Yesenin» - 1974. Image: Postal Service of USSR · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Yesenin expressed support for the February Revolution and later wrote that he welcomed the Bolsheviks' rise.[10]

Sergei Yesenin in North River Port 25-jun-2012
Sergei Yesenin in North River Port 25-jun-2012. Image: Mike1979 Russia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sergei Yesenin in North River Port 25-jun-2012
Sergei Yesenin in North River Port 25-jun-2012. Image: Mike1979 Russia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sergei Yesenin house museum, Tashkent
Sergei Yesenin house museum, Tashkent. Image: Abdullais4u · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Sergei Yesenin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Merriam-Webster, Inc, "Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature", Merriam-Webster, 1995, p. 1223–; Wilson, "In this accessible translation of the works of Sergei Esenin, Roger Pulvers shows why he remains Russia's favourite poet", The Canberra Times, January 9, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Sergei Yesenin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: S.A. Yesenin. Life and Work Chronology . Хронологическая канва жизни и творчества Сергея Александровича Есенина (1895–1925) // Есенин С. А. Полное собрание сочи (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Sergei Yesenin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 1924 autobiography . The Works by Sergey Yesenin in Three Volumes. Moscow: Pravda Publishers. Vol. III, p 183// Сергей Есенин. Собрание сочинений в трех томах. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Sergei Yesenin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 1922 Autobiography The Works by Sergey Yesenin in Three Volumes. Moscow. Pravda Publishers. Vol. III, pp 177-179// Сергей Есенин. Собрание сочинений в трех тома; 1925 Autobiography . The Works by Sergey Yesenin in Three Volumes. Moscow. Pravda Publishers, vol. III, pp. 180–182 // Сергей Есенин. Собрание сочинений в трех ; S.A. Yesenin. Life and Work Chronology . Хронологическая канва жизни и творчества Сергея Александровича Есенина (1895–1925) // Есенин С. А. Полное собрание сочи (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Sergei Yesenin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 1925 Autobiography . The Works by Sergey Yesenin in Three Volumes. Moscow. Pravda Publishers, vol. III, pp. 180–182 // Сергей Есенин. Собрание сочинений в трех ; 1924 autobiography . The Works by Sergey Yesenin in Three Volumes. Moscow: Pravda Publishers. Vol. III, p 183// Сергей Есенин. Собрание сочинений в трех томах. ; Sergey Yesenin Timeline. – www.e-reading.club // Основные даты жизни и творчества С. А. Есенина (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Sergei Yesenin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Alexander Blok. Notebooks // Блок А. Записные книжки. 1901–1920. М., 1965. С. 567; Alexander Blok. Collected Works in 8 Volumes. Vol.8, p. 441 // Блок А. Собр. соч.: В 8 т. – М.; Л., 1963. – Т. 8. – С. 441 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Sergei Yesenin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 1922 Autobiography The Works by Sergey Yesenin in Three Volumes. Moscow. Pravda Publishers. Vol. III, pp 177-179// Сергей Есенин. Собрание сочинений в трех тома (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Sergei Yesenin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McSmith, A. (2015). Fear and the Muse Kept Watch: The Russian Masters—from Akhmatova and Pasternak to Shostakovich and Eisenstein—Under Stalin. The New Press. h; Jacques Choron, Concerning Suicide in Soviet Russia, Bulletin of Suicidology, December 1968; Astarastoae, D., & Astarastoae, V. (2013). There is nothing new in dying, but nor is living any newer. Romanian Journal of Artistic Creativity, 1(1), 179+. http (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Sergei Yesenin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Anna Izryadnova's Memoirs, 1965 // Изряднова А. Р. // Воспоминания о Сергее Есенине.-- М., 1965.-- С. 101; S.A. Yesenin. Life and Work Chronology . Хронологическая канва жизни и творчества Сергея Александровича Есенина (1895–1925) // Есенин С. А. Полное собрание сочи (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Sergei Yesenin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Zakharov, A.I. Sergey Yesenin's biography at the Russian Writes Biobibliographical dictionary, 1990 // А. И. Захаров. "Русские писатели". Биобиблиографический с (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

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