Sergey Alexandrovich Yesenin (1895–1925) is one of the best and most beloved Russian poets. In his lines lives the very life in all its forms: from riot and sin to pure love and holiness. A whole palette of feelings—everything that мучит and brings joy—is right there before your eyes. His images are original and vivid, at times transparent, at times mysterious, as mysterious as the ambiguous personality of this bright, talented person. How mysterious is his tragic fate…
In the edition specially prepared for the 120th anniversary of Sergey Yesenin’s birth, you’ll find information about him—so to speak, from first hands. Fragments of letters and memoirs by Maxim Gorky, Galina Benislavskaya, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Dmitry Furmanov, Alexander Blok, and many other contemporaries and friends of the poet are presented as a dramatization. You will also hear selected works by the poet and his autobiography.