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October 3 marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of one of the most beloved, revered, and widely read Russian poets, Sergei Yesenin.
"The last poet of the village" was born in 1895 in the village of Konstantinovo in the Ryazan province. Thanks to his upbringing in a wealthy family, the peasant's son received a good education and by the age of 15 began writing poetry regularly. After his first publication in the children's magazine "Mirok," he joined the Surikov literary and musical circle and managed to meet the leader of the Russian Symbolists, Alexander Blok, from whom he received letters of recommendation.
Having entered the literary community of Petrograd, the young Yesenin began performing together with the representative of the new peasant poets, Nikolai Klyuev, in the guise of folk storytellers, through which he gained his first popularity, including in court circles.
In 1918, he moved to Moscow and became a member of the local writers' union. There, he met Anatoly Mariengof and Vadim Shershenevich, with whom he co-authored the Imagists' "Declaration." Until the end of his life, Yesenin remained one of the leading theorists and leaders of this literary movement.
The poet's work, dedicated to the nature of his native land, love for women, and the tranquility of rural and cheerful city life, was distinguished by its vivid imagery and remains relevant today. His poems are taught in schools and set to music by renowned performers, from Alexander Vertinsky, Ivan Kozlovsky, and Muslim Magomayev to Misha Mavashi, the band Mongol Shuudan, and Bring Me the Horizon. Each of us remembers at least one line from Yesenin, which can now be seen in word clouds on screens at the State University of Management.
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