1895, September 21 (October 3) - was born in the village of Konstantinovo, Kuzminskaya volost, Ryazan district.

1904 - goes to study at the Konstantinovsky Zemstvo School.

1909 - graduated from the Konstantinovsky Zemstvo four-year school with a meritorious list. Begins his studies (until May 1912) in the parochial second-class teacher's school (the village of Spas-Klepiki, Ryazan province and district).

1910 - the beginning of systematic poetic creativity. In 1910, in 1925, while preparing his collection, the poet dates the poems “It's already evening. Dew...”, “Where there are cabbage beds...”, “Winter sings - hoots...”, “Imitation of the song”, “The scarlet light of dawn wove out on the lake...”, “Flood with smoke ... "," Bird cherry is throwing snow ... "," Kaliki ..

1912 - graduated from the Spas-Klepikovskaya parochial second-class teacher's school and received the title of teacher of the literacy school. Prepares a collection of poems "Sick thoughts". He leaves Konstantinov for Moscow for permanent residence, goes to work in the office of the Kultura publishing house (Malaya Dmitrovka, 1).

1913 - works in the proofreading printing house of the I. D. Sytin Partnership. Becomes a first-year student of the historical and philosophical cycle of the academic department of the Moscow City People's University named after A. L. Shanyavsky.

1914 - in the Moscow children's magazine "Mirok" under the pseudonym "Ariston" the poem "Birch" was published - the first of the famous publications of the poet. Begins the poem "Rus".

1915 - sends the first letter to A. V. Shiryaevts, which served as the beginning of many years of communication between the two poets. On a voluntary basis, he is the secretary of the journal of the Surikov literary and musical circle "Friend of the People". Participates in the preparation of its second issue.
March - arrives in Petrograd, meets with A. A. Blok at his apartment, reads his poems, receives letters of recommendation to S. M. Gorodetsky and M. P. Murashev. A. A. Blok inscribes a book of his poems to Yesenin. Reads his poems to S. M. Gorodetsky. Receives letters of recommendation from him to the editor-publisher of the "Monthly Journal" V. S. Mirolyubov and the secretary of the journal "Intimate Word" S. F. Librovich.
September - writes the first autobiography "Sergey Yesenin". Participates together with N. A. Klyuev, A. M. Remizov, S. M. Gorodetsky in the evening “Beauty” in the concert hall of the Tenishevsky School (St. Petersburg).
November - visits A. A. Akhmatova and N. S. Gumilyov in Tsarskoe Selo (Malaya St., 63). Akhmatova inscribes to Yesenin a magazine print of the poem "By the Sea", Gumilyov - the collection "Alien Sky".
winter 1915–1916 - visits I. E. Repin in his estate of Penates, reads poetry. Meets the artist Yu. P. Annenkov.

1916 - the first edition of the book "Radunitsa" was printed (censored permission for publication - January 30).
April - Yesenin, who was called up for military service, was issued a certificate of enrollment in the Tsarskoye Selo field military hospital train No. 143. He reads poetry at the "Evening of Modern Poetry and Music" in the concert hall of the Tenishevsky School, together with A. A. Akhmatova, A. A. Blok, G. V. Ivanov, N. A. Klyuev and others.
July - reads "In the crimson glow the sunset is fizzy and foamy ..." and "Rus" at a concert for wounded soldiers, arranged in the Tsarskoye Selo infirmary No. 17, in the presence of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and her daughters.
Prepares for publication the book "Dove" (published in 1918).

1917, February - at the apartment of Ivanov-Razumnik in Tsarskoye Selo he meets Andrei Bely. Together with other writers, he participates in the preparation of the Scythians collections.
May - in the newspaper "Delo Naroda" - the poem "Comrade".
July - the first collection "Scythians" is published, which printed "Martha Posadnitsa" and poems under the general heading "Dove": "Autumn" ("Quietly in the thicket of juniper along the cliff ..."), "The road thought about the red evening .. . ”,“ Blue sky, colored arc ... ”,“ About merry comrades ... ”.

1918 - writes "Inonia". The publishing house of the artel of artists "Segodnya" publishes the book "Jesus the Infant", out of 1000 copies of which 125 illustrations were hand-colored by the artist E. I. Turova.
February - in the "Banner of Labor" - the poem "The Coming" with a dedication to Andrei Bely.
May - the book "Dove" is published by the publishing house "Revolutionary Socialism" (Pg.).
August - the newspaper "Izvestia of the Ryazan Provincial Council of Workers' and Peasants' Deputies" publishes "Jordanian Dove".
December - the book of poems "Rural Book of Hours" is published by the MTAHS publishing house. Unanimously elected to the Moscow Trade Union of Writers.
Writes the poem "Heavenly Drummer".

1919, January - the Voronezh magazine "Siren" No. 4/5 publishes "Oh God, God, this depth ...". The “Declaration” of the Imagists, signed by Yesenin, Rurik Ivnev, A. B. Mariengof, V. G. Shershenevich, B. R. Erdman and G. B. Yakulov, is printed in the same issue.
February - the newspaper "Soviet Country" prints "Song of the Dog" and "I'm tired of living in my native land ...". The same issue also contains the "Declaration" of the Imagists and a message about the organization of the cooperative publishing house "Imagists", among the organizers of which Yesenin is named. It is reported about the preparation for printing in this publishing house of the poet's books "Poems" (not published) and "Keys of Mary" (published by the MTAHS publishing house). The newspaper publishes an announcement from the Imagists publishing house that the collective collections The Imagists and The Melter of Words are being printed.
"Soviet Country" publishes the poem "Pantokrator" with a dedication to Rurik Ivnev.
July - participates in the evening "4 Elephants of Imagism" on the stage-dining room of the All-Russian Union of Poets. Kyiv magazine "Red Officer" No. 3 prints a fragment of the poem "Heavenly Drummer".
November - the book "Keys of Mary" with a dedication to A. B. Mariengof comes out of print.
December - the collective collection of Imagists "Cavalry of Storms" [No. 1] with the poem "Heavenly Drummer", dedicated to L. N. Stark, is published.

1920 - under the brand name of the Zlak publishing house, the book Treryadnitsa is published.
July-September - makes a trip to the Caucasus.
December - the book "Radunitsa" is published by the Imagisty publishing house.

1921, January - the book "Confessions of a Hooligan" is published in the publishing house "Imagisty". In the collective collection of imaginists "Golden Boiling Water" - "Confession of a Hooligan".
February - the book "Treryadnitsa" is published in the publishing house "Imagisty". In the collective collection of imaginists "Star Bull" - "The Song of Bread".
April-June - a trip to Turkestan.
July - reads "Pugachev" at a literary evening in the Press House.
October - acquaintance with Isadora Duncan, who came to Russia at the invitation of the Soviet government.
December - in the Petrograd publishing house "Elsevier" the poem "Pugachev" is published as a separate edition.

1922 - "Pugachev" was named by V. E. Meyerhold among the plays scheduled for staging in the theater, in a letter sent to the collegium of the People's Commissariat for Education and the Main Political Education.
May - the end of the year - together with A. Duncan goes on tour abroad. In Germany, he meets with M. Gorky and gives him his book "Pugachev" (M .: Imagists, 1922). France, America.

1923 - America, France, Germany.
June - the book "Poems of a brawler" is published in Berlin.
August - return from a foreign tour to Moscow. Reads to friends and acquaintances an early version of the poem "The Black Man".
september - writes "The blue fire swept ..." and "You are as simple as everyone else ..." - the first poems of the cycle "Hooligan's Love", dedicated to A. L. Miklashevskaya.

1924, February - "A hotel for travelers in the beautiful" (No. 3) prints "I have never been so tired ...", "I have one fun left ...", "Yes! Now it's decided. Without a return ... "under the general heading" Moscow tavern.
March - April - writes the poem "Letter to Mother".
April - May - "Krasnaya nov" prints "Young years with hammered glory..." and "Letter to mother".
June - repeatedly travels together with the Leningrad imaginist poets, V. A. Rozhdestvensky, Ivan Pribludny to Detskoye Selo, where he performs poetry readings in the sanatorium of scientific workers and in the Military Chamber of the Fedorovsky town.
July - performs poetry reading in Sestroretsk at an evening in the Kursaal, organized by the Leningrad branch of the All-Russian Union of Writers. The book "Moscow Tavern" is published in Leningrad. August - Pravda publishes a "Letter to the Editor" by Yesenin and I.V. Gruzinov about the dissolution of the Imagist group.
September - the end of the year - a trip to the Caucasus. Present at the literary discussion evening "Trial of the Futurists", held at the Batumi Theater. The book "Soviet Russia" is published in Baku.

1925 - the book "Soviet Country" is published in the Tiflis publishing house "Soviet Caucasus".
March, 1st - return to Moscow. The magazine "City and Village" prints lines 1-123 of the poem "My Way". Reads "Anna Snegina" and poems from the cycle "Persian Motifs" at a meeting of the literary group "Pass" in the Herzen House.
March, 27th - May trip to Baku.
May - the book "Birch chintz" is published in the State Publishing House.
June - signs an agreement with the State Publishing House for the publication of the "Collected Poems" in three volumes. October - receives a membership card of the All-Russian Union of Writers.
December, 24–27 – lives in Leningrad at the Angleterre Hotel. Meets with N. A. Klyuev, G. F. Ustinov, Ivan Pribludny, V. I. Erlikh, I. I. Sadofiev, N. N. Nikitin and other writers.
on the night of 27 to 28. - the tragic death of Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin.

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Skorokhodov M.V., Yusov N. G., Yushkin Yu. B. Chronological outline of the life and work of Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin (1895-1925)// Yesenin S. A. complete collection works: In 7 volumes - M .: Nauka; Voice, 1995-2002.

T. 7. Book. 3. Lost and not found. Unfulfilled intentions. Yesenin in photographs. Canvas of life and creativity. Bibliography. Pointers. - M.: Science. - 2002 . - S. 267-354.

Chronological canvas
life and creativity
Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin
(1895-1925)

The chronological outline of Yesenin's life and work is built mainly on the basis of those dates and information that are somehow reflected in the volumes of present. ed. (history of creation and publication works of art, correspondence, participation in creative unions, acquaintance with famous cultural figures, etc.). The canvas also contains materials that are of considerable interest for the study of the poet's work and biography, which are covered in previous volumes. ed. not mentioned. In some cases, independent search work was carried out. In such a full volume and taking into account a number of newly revealed and updated information, the chronological outline is published for the first time.

Its compilation became possible thanks to the data collected by the researchers of Yesenin's work. The basis of all subsequent Yesenin chronologies is the literary chronicle of V. G. Belousov "Sergey Yesenin" in two parts (M., 1969-1970). New information relating mainly to the poet's travels was reported by V. V. Bazanov in his "Materials for the biography of S. A. Yesenin" (EiS, pp. 287-341). An important stage in the study of the life and creative path of the poet was the chronicle “Sergey Alexandrovich Yesenin. The main dates of life and work”, included in Vol. 6 of the Collected Works (Moscow, 1980; compiled by V. A. Vdovin). During the preparation of the ed. many dates have been clarified and clarified: the creation and first publications of a number of works, public speaking poet, the release of Yesenin's author's books and collections with his participation. This is reflected in the volumes of Nast. ed., in the bibliographic reference book by N. G. Yusov “Intravital editions of S. A. Yesenin” (M., 1994), in a brief chronicle of the life and work of the poet (Vosp.-95, pp. 554-565; compiled by S. I. Subbotin and N. I. Shubnikova-Guseva), as well as in separate articles and publications.

The proposed chronological outline gives a holistic view of creative way poet, about his literary contacts, speeches and trips. In addition, it takes into account historical and other events that influenced the fate of Yesenin, reflected in his work. At the same time, the chronological outline is far from the exhaustive completeness of the chronicle, which is primarily due to the specifics of the crust. ed.

This section is the basis of the "Chronicle of the life and work of S. A. Yesenin", which is being prepared by the Institute of World Literature. A. M. Gorky RAS. The chronicle will absorb the fullness of the information about the poet collected so far. It will make extensive use of both creative materials and critical and memoir sources.

Section compiled M. V. Skorokhodov, N. G. Yusov and Yu. B. Yushkin. The compilers thank Gordon McVeigh for providing newly verified materials on the chronicle of Yesenin's foreign trip (1922-1923) and express their gratitude to all colleagues in the preparation of this present day. ed. for effective help in the work.

September 21 (October 3 n.s.). Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin was born in the village of Konstantinovo, Kuzminskaya volost, Ryazan district, Ryazan province. Father - Alexander Nikitich Yesenin, mother - Tatyana Fedorovna, nee Titova, peasants of the village of Konstantinovo.

September 24 Baptized in the Konstantinovskaya Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.

Lives in the house of his grandmother, Agrafena Pankratievna Yesenina.

Lives in the house of T. F. Yesenina's parents - Fedor Andreevich and Natalia Evtikhievna Titovs.

Sister Olga was born (died 3/III 1901).

Makes the first attempts to write poetry, imitating ditties.

September. He enters the Konstantinovsky Zemstvo four-year school, where he studies for five years.

The end of the year. He returns with his mother to his father's family.

November, 22. The poet's sister Catherine was born.

May (?). He was left because of bad behavior for the second year in the third grade of the Konstantinovsky Zemstvo four-year school.

May. He graduated from the Konstantinovsky Zemstvo four-year school with a certificate of merit and received a certificate of graduation from the school.

September. He successfully passed the entrance exams and began his studies (until May 1912) at the parochial second-class teacher's school (the village of Spas-Klepiki, Ryazan province and district). During his studies, he lives in Spas-Klepiki, coming to Konstantinovo for holidays.

December, 1. Writes a poem "The Coming of Spring".

-2. Writes a poem "Autumn".

-4. Writes a poem "Winter".

-8. Writes a poem "To friends."

During a year. The beginning of systematic poetic creativity. In 1910, in 1925, while preparing his collection, the poet dates the poems “It's already evening. Dew...”, “Where there are cabbage beds...”, “Winter sings - hoots...”, “Imitation of the song”, “The scarlet light of dawn wove out on the lake...”, “Flood with smoke ... ”,“ Bird cherry is throwing snow ...”, “Kaliki”.

January, 24. Writes a poem "As I remember now ...".

-25. Writes a poem "Sunrise".

March, 16. The sister of the poet Alexander was born.

-up to 31. He writes poems “Night” (“The river is quietly slumbering ...”), “To the dead man”, “Friend”, “Pine and river”.

June. The first known letter was to G. A. Panfilov, the closest friend of his youth.

June, end-July, until 7. He comes to Moscow to his father and returns to Konstantinovo.

July 7 In a letter to G. A. Panfilov, he informs about his visit to Moscow and the purchase of books.

October November. Writes a poem "Stars".

November, after 17.00. In connection with the visit of the school by the diocesan supervisor of parochial schools in the Ryazan province, ID Rudinsky writes a poem dedicated to this event, and makes a sketch of another work that remained unfinished.

During a year. In 1925, when preparing his collection of poems, the poet dates 1911 "Under the wreath of forest chamomile ...", "Dark night, can not sleep ...", "Tanyusha was good, there was no more beautiful in the village ...".

March, April. In 1918, at the first publication, he dates this time “The Tale of Evpatiy Kolovrat, Batu Khan, the Three-Handed Flower, the Black Idol and Our Savior Jesus Christ.”

May, after 5. Sends to Moscow for the competition of lyrical poems. S. Ya. Nadson, announced by the Society of Periodical Press, his poems (which ones are unknown).

-after 20. He graduated from the Spas-Klepikovskaya parish second-class teacher's school and received the title of teacher of the literacy school.

-the end of the month. Gives G. Panfilov his photo with an autograph of the poem "Poet" ("Not a poet, who is the words of the prophet ...").

First half (?) of the year. Prepares a collection of poems "Sick thoughts".

July 8 Acquaintance with M. Balsamova.

-second decade. Writes a poem "You cried in the evening silence ..." (addressee - M. Balzamova).

Beginning of correspondence with M. Balsamova.

-second and third decades. Makes an attempt to publish in Ryazan a collection of poems "Sick thoughts" (did not come out).

-the end. Leaves Konstantinov for Moscow for permanent residence.

August, until 18. In a letter to G. Panfilov, he talks about his poetic work, sends the poem “Drops” (“Drops of pearl, beautiful drops ...”) to the addressee.

-18. Registered in Moscow at the address: B. Strochenovsky per., 24, apt. eleven.

Within a month. He goes to work in the office of the owner of the butcher's shop, the merchant N.V. Krylov, where his father A.N. Yesenin works as a clerk.

She leaves her father and goes to work in the office of the Kultura publishing house (Malaya Dmitrovka, 1).

Informs G. Panfilov about the intention to write the work "Prophet".

October, 21. In a letter to M. Balzamova, he mentions that he "began the drama" The Prophet "".

November. In a letter to G. A. Panfilov, he writes about reading the Gospel, the spirit of which is close to the addressee; sends the text of the poem "It's sad ... Mental anguish ..." and an excerpt from the poem "Death" ("Who will tell and open to me ..."; the full text is unknown).

During a year. This year, in 1925, when preparing his collection, the poet dates the poems “Play, play, talyanochka, raspberry furs ...”, “Mother went to the bathing suit through the forest ...”, “The evening was smoking, the cat is dozing on the beam ... ".

January, 26. In a letter to M. Balzamova, he announces the completion of work on The Prophet (text unknown).

February 9 In a letter to M. Balzamova, she cites a poem dedicated to her “You cried in the silence of the evening ...”.

-second half. Leaves Moscow for Konstantinovo. Soon he returns to Moscow.

February March. Distributes the Social Democratic magazine Ogni among the workers, intends to be published in this magazine (Yesenin's works were not published in this edition due to the closure of the magazine).

Spring. Joins the expedition of the printing house of the Partnership of ID Sytin (Pyatnitskaya st.).

March, until 4 p.m. Signs a letter from the Five Groups of Conscious Workers of the Zamoskvoretsky District of Moscow to a member State Duma from the Social Democratic Party to R.V. Malinovsky and collects other signatures under it.

-after 16. In a letter addressed to G. A. Panfilov, he writes about his mental break: “I have changed in

views, but the same convictions and even more deeply settled in the depths of the soul.

May. Works on the poem "Tosca" (text unknown).

May-December. Works in the proofreading printing house of the I. D. Sytin Partnership.

June 16 In a letter to G. A. Panfilov, he reports an ongoing conflict with his father.

September, first half. He meets the poet and translator I. A. Belousov, to whom he reads his poems.

-after 23. Becomes a first-year student of the historical and philosophical cycle of the academic department of the Moscow City People's University named after A. L. Shanyavsky.

September October. In letters to G. A. Panfilov, he informs about a search carried out in his apartment. Documentary evidence of this episode has not been found.

September-December. Makes the first attempts to publish his poems in the Moscow periodical press. Perhaps their first publication took place on November 27 (December 10, N.S.; not identified).

October, end. In the Moscow Security Department, in connection with Yesenin's participation in organizing an illegal meeting of Sytin workers sympathizing with the RSDLP (b), a personal “External Surveillance Journal” was opened: “1913. Cl<ичка>observations - „Set“. Installation: Yesenin Sergey Alexandrovich, 19 years old.

November, 1-7. It is under external surveillance of fillers, whose reports are recorded in the specified "Journal".

December, 19. The Moscow Security Department sends a letter No. 302891 to the Police Department with information about 16 persons who "may be" signatories of the "Letter of Five Groups ...", among them: "Yesenin Sergey Alexandrovich,

a peasant of the Ryazan province and district, Kuzminskaya volost, the village of Konstantinov, 19 years old, proofreader at the Sytin printing house on Pyatnitskaya street, lives in house number 24, apartment 11 on Strochenovsky lane.<...>All these persons have not previously been involved in the affairs of the department.

-31. meets New Year at his apartment with friends G. N. Pylaev and V. N. Naumov, who are members of the RSDLP (b) and are under covert police surveillance.

January. The Moscow children's magazine "Mirok" under the pseudonym "Ariston" published the poem "Birch" - the first of the famous publications of the poet.

January March. enters into civil marriage with A. R. Izryadnova.

February, until 25. In a letter to G. A. Panfilov he says: “I printed out in all Ivanovo.<...>and<псев>Donim my "Ariston" was removed.

February, 25. Death of G. Panfilov.

Within a month. The magazine "Mirok" publishes poems "Sparrows"<«Поет зима - аукает...»>and "Powder".

Sends a letter to M. Balzamova, asks to return his letters and photographs, as well as send her photograph.

March, 2. A.F. Panfilov sends Yesenin a letter informing him of the death of his son, G.A. Panfilov.

Within a month. The magazine "Mirok" publishes "Village" - a free translation of an excerpt from the poem "Princess" by Taras Shevchenko, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Ukrainian poet.

April. Mirok magazine publishes Easter Blagovest<«Колокол дремавший...»>.

May. fifteen. The Petrograd Bolshevik newspaper The Way of Truth published the poem "The Blacksmith".

-middle of the month. Leaves work in the printing house of ID Sytin.

July 16 Leaves Moscow for the Crimea.

-18. Arrives in Sevastopol. On the same day he departs by steamer for Yalta.

-19. Germany declares war on Russia.

Within a month. In the magazine "Mirok" - the poem "Good morning!"

August, until 10. Returns from the Crimea to Moscow.

August-December. Responds to the war with the works "Mother's Prayer", "Bogatyr's whistle", "Jackdaws" (text last work Not found). Writes the poem "Marfa Posadnitsa".

September. Acts as a proofreader in the printing house of the trading house "D. Chernyshev and N. Kobelkov.

October. The magazine "Protalinka" published the poem "Mother's Prayer".

November, 23. The newspaper "Nov" publishes the poem "Bogatyrsky whistle".

December, 21. Yesenin and A. R. Izryadnova have a son, Yuri.

AT during the month. In "Mirka" - the poem "Orphan (Russian fairy tale)".

Leaves work in the printing house.

Late 1914-early 1915. Writes the poem "Rus".

Submits an application with a request to be admitted to the full members of the Surikov Literary and Musical Circle.

During a year. This year, in 1925, while preparing his collection, the poet dates the poems “Reeds rustled over the backwater ...”, “Trinity morning, morning canon ...”, “Beloved land! Dreams of the heart...”, “The Lord went to torture people in love...”, “Autumn”, “The winds do not shower the forests...”, “In the hut”, “Across the village along a crooked path...”, “Goy you, Russia, my dear...”, “I am a shepherd, my chambers...”, “Is my side, my side...”, “The melted clay dries...”, “I feel the rainbow of God...” , “Prayers are walking along the road ...”, “You are my abandoned land ...”, “The drought drowned out the sowing ...”, “Black, then smelling howl ...”, “Swamps and swamps ...”.

January, 1. The magazine "Friend of the People" publishes "Uzory".

-16. The receipt of the poem "Evening"<«На лазоревые ткани...»>(not published in this journal).

-21. He sends the first letter to A. V. Shiryaevts, which served as the beginning of many years of communication between the two poets.

Within a month."Mirok" publishes the poem "What is it?"; magazine "Mars" - a poem "Belgium".

January-February, beginning. On a voluntary basis, he is the secretary of the journal of the Surikov literary and musical circle "Friend of the People". Participates in the preparation of its second issue.

January February. Reads "Rus" to members of the Surikov literary and musical circle.

February, 2. He is elected a member of the editorial committee of the circle.

- 7. Participates in a meeting of the editorial commission of the Surikov Literary and Musical Circle, expressing strong disagreement with the principles for selecting materials for the magazine "Friend of the People", proposed by the leadership of the circle.

-8. Submits a statement about his withdrawal from the circle.

-22. The magazine "Women's Life" publishes "Yaroslavna cry" - the first of the famous articles on literary topics.

Within a month. The Moscow magazine "Milky Way" publishes the poem "Kruchina"<«Зашумели над затоном тростники...»>; the magazine "Ognivo" under the general title "Two sonnets" - "Greece" and "Poland"; Kazan magazine "Life" - a poem "To my princess".

The Moscow magazine "Krasny Laughter" publishes in the "Mailbox" column the quatrain "You burn, my lightning..."<отрывок из стихотворения «Удалец», отправленного поэтом в редакцию журнала>.

March, 8. Leaves Moscow for Petrograd.

-9. Upon arrival in Petrograd, he meets with A. A. Blok at his apartment, reads his poems, receives letters of recommendation to S. M. Gorodetsky and M. P. Murashev. A. A. Blok inscribes a book of his poems to Yesenin.

-11. Meets with S. M. Gorodetsky and reads his poems to him. Receives letters of recommendation from him to the editor-publisher of the "Monthly Journal" V. S. Mirolyubov and the secretary of the journal "Intimate Word" S. F. Librovich.

-12. The receipt of the poem "Galki" (the text is unknown) is noted in the book for registering the manuscripts of the Monthly Journal.

-15. Reads poetry in the salon of D. S. Merezhkovsky and Z. N. Gippius. Meets literary critic and publicist D.V. Filosofov and writer A.P. Chapygin.

-28. Present at the evening "Poets to soldiers" in the hall of the Army and Navy (Kirochnaya st., 1). He meets the poets V. S. Chernyavsky and M. A. Struve.

-29. Writes a poem "I'll dress you as a beggar ...", dedicated to R. Ivnev.

-30. Reads poetry in the editorial office of the New Journal for All.

Within a month. The Milky Way magazine publishes the poem “The scarlet light of dawn wove itself on the lake ...”; "Mirka" publishes "Bird cherry".

March, April. Makes acquaintances in the literary circles of Petrograd (A. A. Dobrovolsky (A. Trishatov), ​​A. K. Boane, V. A. Rozhdestvensky, O. Snegina, A. M. Remizov, F. K. Sologub, L. I. Kannegiser, Rurik Ivnev, L. M. Dobronravov, S. I. Chatskina, Ya. L. Saker, K. Yu. Lyandau and others).

The Moscow magazine "Sail" publishes the poem "O child, I cried for a long time over your fate ...".

April 12 The St. Petersburg magazine "Intimate Word" publishes the poem "Bird Cherry" for the second time.

-before 18. « New magazine for everyone" reprints "Kruchina"<«Зашумели над затоном тростники...»>(this time with a dedication to S. M. Gorodetsky).

-18. Visits A. M. and S. P. Remizov. Leaves in the writer's family autographs of the poems "The evening is smoking, the cat is dozing on the beam ...", "Kaliki" and the poem "Rus".

-22. Receives from S. M. Gorodetsky a letter of recommendation to the editor of the newspaper "Birzhevye Vedomosti" M. M. Gakkebush.

-22. “The Petrograd magazine “Voice of Life” publishes four poems: “Guslyar”<«Тёмна ноченька, не спится...»>, "Praying Mantis"<«По дороге идут богомолки...»>, "In the hut", "Fisherman",<«Под венком лесной ромашки...»>, accompanied by an article by Z. Gippius (under the pseudonym R. Arensky) "Earth and Stone".

A. A. Blok writes a letter to Yesenin.

-24. Sends a letter to N. A. Klyuev, which marked the beginning of many years of communication between the two poets.

Sends a letter to the Remizovs, in which, in particular, he reports on his impressions of the writer's stories he read.

In a letter to M. Balzamova, he informs about his immediate plans: about trips to Moscow, Konstantinovo and Ryazan (in regard to conscription into the army).

-25. The Moscow magazine Good Morning publishes The Beggar.

He visits the editorial office of the magazine "Lukomorye" and receives "on account of the fee" 24 rubles.

-27. In the book of registration of manuscripts of the Monthly Journal, the receipt of the poem "Devichnik" is noted.

-29. Leaves Petrograd for Moscow.

-30. Arrives in Moscow.

May, 1. Inscribes in the album of the writer I. V. Repin the poem "The evening smoked, the cat is dozing on the beam ...".

-1. Writes a letter to I.K. Korobov about the incident related to the publication of "Kruchina"<«Зашумели над затоном тростники...»>and in the magazine "Milky Way", and in the "New magazine for everyone".

Leaves Moscow for Konstantinovo and arrives at home the same day.

-2. N. A. Klyuev sends the first letter in response to Yesenin.

-11. Sends a letter to the secretary of the "New Journal for All" A. A. Dobrovolsky (A. Trishatov).

Within a month."New magazine for everyone" publishes an excerpt from "Rus"

May-September. Lives in the village of Konstantinovo, visits Ryazan, Solotcha and the surrounding villages.

June 4 S. M. Gorodetsky in a letter to Yesenin informs about the forthcoming publications of his poems, asks to send the manuscript of the book "Radunitsa" (?).

-after 13. Replies to a letter from V. S. Chernyavsky dated May 26; reports on two completed stories and several poems, cites one of them - "I am a sloping wanderer ..."<«Я странник убогий...»>.

Within a month."Monthly magazine" prints poems "Trinity"<«Троицыно утро, утренний канон...»>, “Bird cherry throws snow ...”, “Bachelorette party”.

July 18 S. I. Chatskina informs Yesenin about the forthcoming publication of Rus in the journal Severnye Zapiski.

-22. In a letter to V. S. Chernyavsky, he informs about his successful publications in the capital and about his intention to come to Petrograd in the fall.

N. A. Klyuev, in a letter to V. S. Mirolyubov, sympathetically evaluates Yesenin’s poems published in the June issue of the Monthly Journal.

-25. The Petrograd magazine "Russian Thought" publishes the poem "Monk"<«Пойду в скуфье смиренным иноком...»>, "Kaliki", "Evening"<«На лазоревые ткани...»>.

-26. The Ogonyok magazine publishes the poem "Recruits"<«По селу тропинкой кривенькой...»>.

Within a month. V. S. Mirolyubov turns to Yesenin with a request to send poems for the Monthly Journal.

August, 7. S. M. Gorodetsky in a letter to Yesenin reports on his growing popularity in Petrograd and Moscow.

-up to 20. He writes to D.V. Filosofov, informs about his publishing plans, including the planned publication of two books, asks to publish the Mikola sent earlier.

-21. D. V. Filosofov, in a response letter to Yesenin, reports that the poem "Mikola" was sent to the editor of "Birzhevye Vedomosti" for publication.

-22. D. V. Filosofov sends the works of Yesenin sent to him to the editor of the Birzhevye Vedomosti, M. M. Gakkebush.

-25. "Birzhevye Vedomosti" publishes "Mikola".

Within a month. The journal "Northern Notes" publishes the poem "Rus", "Monthly Journal" - poems "Shepherd"<«Я пастух, мои палаты...»>and "The scarlet light of dawn wove out on the lake ...".

N. A. Klyuev in a letter to Yesenin gives advice to the young poet regarding communication with representatives of the Petrograd writers' circles.

September, 1. The receipt of the poem "White scroll and scarlet sash ..." is noted in the book for registering manuscripts of the Monthly Journal.

-6. N. A. Klyuev, in a letter to Yesenin, reports his desire to speak in Petrograd with a joint reading of poems on military topics.

-16. The editors of the "Monthly Journal" on behalf of V. S. Mirolyubov sends Yesenin a notice of the forthcoming publication of his poems in the journal and asks him to send folk tales and old songs.

-up to 30. On the way from Konstantinov to Petrograd, he stops in Moscow.

-30. He meets with the poetess L. N. Stolitsa, who inscribes her book Rus to Yesenin.

October, 1. Inscribes in the album of I. V. Repin the poem "Native land, troparion from the holy calendar ..."<«Край любимый! Сердцу снятся...»>.

-2 or 3. Arrives from Moscow to Petrograd. First meeting with N. A. Klyuev.

-6. Visits together with N. A. Klyuev critic A. A. Izmailov, as well as the poet, translator and bibliographer F. F. Fidler.

-7. The artist V. A. Junger makes portrait sketches of Yesenin and N. A. Klyuev.

-to 10. Writes the first autobiography "Sergey Yesenin".

-10. In a letter to F. F. Fiedler, he asks to resend the "Questionnaire" for the book of writers' autobiographies being prepared.

Present at the deliberative meeting of the literary and artistic society "Strada", held at the apartment of S. M. Gorodetsky (Petrograd, Malaya Posadskaya, 14, apt. 8).

-11. "Birzhevye Vedomosti" prints "Howl"<«Черная, потом пропахшая выть!..»>.

-17. Participates in the constituent assembly of the literary and artistic society "Strada", whose chairman was elected I. I. Yasinsky.

-21. Together with N. A. Klyuev, he visits A. A. Blok.

Reads poetry in the editorial office of the Monthly Journal.

-22. Sends a letter to L. N. Stolitsa, in which, in particular, he informs about the plans of his public performances.

-23. S. M. Gorodetsky writes a letter of recommendation to the editor of the Petrograd branch of the newspaper “ Russian word"A. V. Rumanov, in which he asks to help Yesenin in the publication of his book "Radunitsa" in the publishing house of I. D. Sytin and speaks highly of the work of the young poet.

-25. Participates together with N. A. Klyuev, A. M. Remizov, S. M. Gorodetsky in the evening “Beauty” in the concert hall of the Tenishevsky School.

In the "Birzhevye Vedomosti" - the poem "Scarlet darkness in the heavenly black ...".

October December. New acquaintances in the literary and artistic circles of Petrograd (M. Gorky, P. I. Karpov, Ivanov-Razumnik, E. I. Zamyatin, G. D. Grebenshchikov, L. M. Reisner, K. S. Petrov-Vodkin and others .).

Presented to persons close to the highest circles of Russian society - the singer N. V. Plevitskaya, the ktitor of the Feodorovsky Sovereign Cathedral in Tsarskoye Selo, Colonel D. N. Loman, and others.

November, first half. The activities of the Krasa group are terminated.

-14. "Birzhevye Vedomosti" publishes the poem "Goy you, my dear Russia! .."<«Гой ты, Русь, моя родная...»>.

-16. He writes a sales letter to M. V. Averyanov for the publication of the book “Radunitsa”.

-19. Performs poetry reading at the first evening of the literary and artistic society "Strada" in the hall of the Association of Civil Engineers (Serpukhovskaya, 10).

-22. "Birzhevye Vedomosti" publishes the poem "The clouds do not melt with a stormy wind ..."<«Не ветры осыпают пущи...»>.

-29. The Yekaterinodar newspaper "Kubanskaya Mysl" publishes "Dancer"; in the same issue - an article by P. A. Kuzko "On poets from the people", which warmly speaks of Yesenin's poetry.

Within a month."Monthly magazine" publishes "Tanyusha"<«Хороша была Танюша, краше не было в селе...»>.

November, second half-December. Sends poems through N. V. Rykovsky for publication in the Moscow magazine Zarya.

November December."Northern Notes" in an advertisement for a subscription for 1916, Yesenin's name is among the participants in the magazine.

December 6 In the Petrograd newspapers "Rech" and "The Day" A. M. Remizov publishes in his adaptation of the tale "Red-hot gold pieces", "Nikolin threshed", "Thieves' Candle", reported to him by Yesenin.

-between 7 and 20. Lists in a letter to Ivanov-Razumnik the places of his publications, asks for a loan from the Literary Fund.

-10. Evening society "Strada", dedicated to the work of Yesenin and N. A. Klyuev. A report on the work of poets is made by I. I. Yasinsky.

-13. "Birzhevye Vedomosti" publishes the poem "In the moon lace furtively ...".

-17. The Petrograd magazine "The whole world" publishes the poem "The Sorceress".

-21. The Committee of the Literary Fund decides to give Yesenin a loan.

-25. In the "Birzhevye Vedomosti" - the poem "Native land. Fields like saints ... "<«Край любимый! Сердцу снятся...»>.

In the "Birzhevye Vedomosti", the name of Yesenin is noted among the authors who published their works in 1915.

Visits A. A. Akhmatova and N. S. Gumilyov in Tsarskoye Selo (Malaya St., 63). Akhmatova inscribes to Yesenin a magazine print of the poem "By the Sea", Gumilyov - the collection "Alien Sky".

-the end of the month. Meets with M. I. Tsvetaeva at the apartment of I. S. Kannegiser.

Within a month. Literary and popular-scientific supplements to the magazine "Niva" publish a selection called "Rus": "Is my side, my side ...", "I'm weaving a wreath for you alone ..."<«Руси»>, "They flew in as a stray bird ...".

Winter 1915-1916 Visits I. E. Repin in his estate Penaty, reads poetry. Meets the artist Yu. P. Annenkov.

Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin (September 21 (October 3), 1895, the village of Konstantinovo, Ryazan province - December 28, 1925, Leningrad) - Russian poet, one of the most popular and famous poets XX century.

Born in the village of Konstantinovo, Ryazan province, into a merchant family, father - Alexander Nikitich Yesenin (1873-1931), mother Tatyana Fedorovna. In 1904, Yesenin went to the Konstantinovsky Zemstvo School, then began his studies at a closed church teacher's school.

In 1912, Yesenin arrived in Moscow, starting his career in a bookstore. Gradually moved to the printing house of I. D. Sytin.

Then in 1913 he entered the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the Moscow City People's University. Shanyavsky. A year later, Yesenin had a son, Yuri, from Anna Romanovna Izryadnova (the marriage was not registered). Yuri was shot in 1937.

In 1914, Yesenin's poems were first published in the children's magazine Mirok. In 1915, Yesenin came from Moscow to Petrograd, read his poems to Blok and other poets, became close to a group of "new peasant poets", published the first collections and gained considerable fame.

In 1917-1921, Yesenin was married to actress Z. N. Reich, later the wife of V. E. Meyerhold. From this marriage, a daughter, Tatyana, and a son, Konstantin, were born, later a football journalist.

By 1918 - the beginning of the 1920s, Yesenin was actively involved in the Moscow group of Imagists.

In the workshop of G. B. Yakulov, Yesenin met the dancer Isadora Duncan, with whom they soon got married. After the wedding, Yesenin and Duncan left for Europe. The Izvestia newspaper published Yesenin's notes about America.

In 1921, from May to June 3, the poet stayed in Tashkent with his friend and poet Alexander Shiryaevets. Despite the fact that the visit was informal, the EU

Enin spoke to the public several times, recited poetry at poetry evenings and at the homes of his Tashkent friends. According to eyewitnesses, Yesenin liked to visit the old city, the teahouses of the Shaykhantakhur region and Urda, listen to Uzbek poetry, music and songs, visit the picturesque surroundings of Tashkent with his friends. He made a short trip to Samarkand.

In 1924-1925 Yesenin lived in the village of Mardakan (a suburb of Baku) in Azerbaijan. Currently, his house-museum and a memorial plaque are located here.

In 1924, Sergei Yesenin decided to break with Imagism because of disagreements with A. B. Mariengof.

December 28, 1925 Yesenin was found in the Leningrad hotel Angleterre hanged on a steam heating pipe. His last poem was written in this hotel, in blood: "Goodbye, my friend, goodbye ..."

According to the most common version (accepted by all contemporaries of the event), in a state of depression (a month after treatment in a neuropsychiatric hospital) he committed suicide (hanged himself).

In the 1970s (mainly in nationalist circles), there were also versions about the murder of the poet, followed by a staged suicide: on the basis of jealousy, mercenary motives, murder by the OGPU.

Chronological table

1904- Yesenin is sent to study at the Konstantinovsky Zemstvo School, and then the church teacher's school in the city of Spas-Klepiki.

1912- Yesenin moved to Moscow.

Autumn 1913- Acquaintance with Anna Romanovna Izryadnova.

1914- the first publication of poems in the newspaper "Nov" and the magazines "Sail", "Dawn".

In the spring of 1915- Yesenin moves to Petrograd, where he meets N. A. Klyuev, Z. N. Gippius, D. S. Merezhkovsky, A. A. Blok.

1916- the first collection of poems "Radunitsa"

1916 Yesenin is drafted into the army.

In the spring of 1917- Acquaintance with Zinaida Reich.

1918- in Petrograd, the second book of Yesenin's poems "Dove", then "Transfiguration" is published.

1919- Yesenin turns out to be one of the organizers and leaders of a new literary group - the Imagists.

1920- Acquaintance with Nadezhda Volpin.

1920- poems "Russia is leaving", "Song of the Great Campaign", "Soviet Russia", "Anna Snegina", "Black Man"; dramatic poems "Pugachev" and "Country of Scoundrels".

1920- a collection of poems "Moscow Tavern" is published.

1922- Yesenin and Duncan were married.

1922-1923- Yesenin and Isadora make a long trip to Western Europe and the USA.

1923- they broke up.

1924 - 1925- Yesenin travels through the Caucasus. At the same time, the collection "Persian Motifs" was published, along with the poems "Departing Russia", "Letter to a Woman", "Letter to a Mother", "Stans".

1925- Acquaintance with Sofia Tolstaya.

February 27, 1925- Yesenin writes his last poem "Goodbye my friend, goodbye ...".

February 28, 1925- in the Angleterre Hotel, Sergei Yesenin was killed by special services, staging suicide.

Zinaida Reich

In the spring of 1917, in the editorial office of one of the newspapers, he met the secretary-typist Zinaida Nikolaevna Reich, his age. In the history of the Soviet theater, she is mentioned as an actress, but at the time they met, such an actress did not exist - Reich played her first role only at the age of 30. Three months after they met, the wedding took place - passing through, in Vologda. Sergei did not live with her permanently, although she gave birth to two children from him - Tatyana (1918) and Konstantin (1920).

In 1918, Yesenin returned to Moscow again and, after a short friendship with the poets of Proletkult, joined the Imagists. Together with Mariengof, they bought a bookstore on Bolshaya Nikitskaya, and then "Stall of Pegasus" on Tverskaya. Mariengof mentioned Zinaida Reich in A Novel Without Lies: “Yesenin’s wife, Zinaida Nikolaevna Reich, arrived from Orel. She brought her daughter with her: she should have shown her to her father. Molabuh ... And in addition - Tanyushka, as they wrote in old books, "she was alive, she did not leave her living little chair"; from her nanny's knees - to Zinaida Nikolaevna, from her - to Molabukh, from that - to me. Only father's " she didn’t recognize a living little chair in any. And they set off on cunning, and on flattery, and on bribery, and on severity - all in vain.

And then, as Mariengof said, Yesenin asked a friend to help him send Zinaida back to Orel. "... I can’t live with Zinaida ... I told her - she doesn’t want to understand ... She won’t leave, and that’s all ... she won’t leave for anything ... She drove it into her head:“ You love me, Sergun, I know this and I don’t want to know anything else ... "Tell her, Tolya, that I have another woman." Tolya said as Yesenin ordered, and Zinaida Reich and her daughter left for Orel. And Mariengof also told about how Yesenin "met" with the son whom Zinaida Reich bore him. “I forgot to tell you. By chance, on the platform of the Rostov station, I ran into Zinaida Nikolaevna Reich. She was going to Kislovodsk. In winter, Zinaida Nikolaevna gave birth to a boy. : "Konstantin". After the baptism, he realized: "Damn it, but Balmont's name is Konstantin." He didn’t go to see his son. Noticing me on the Rostov platform talking to Reich, Yesenin described a semicircle on his heels and, jumping on the rail, went in the opposite direction ... Zinaida Nikolaevna asked: "Tell Seryozha that I am going with Kostya. He didn't take it out. Let him come and take a look. If he doesn’t want to meet with me, I can get out of the compartment.” Yesenin nevertheless went into the compartment to look at his son. Looking at the boy, he said that he was black, and Yesenins weren’t black. Later, someone else recalled that Z. Reich, already living with Meyerhold, demanded money from Yesenin for the education of their daughter.

1895, September 21 (October 3, N.S.). Born in the village of Konstantinov, Kuzminskaya volost, Ryazan district, Ryazan province, in a peasant family of Alexander Nikitich and Tatyana Fedorovna Yesenin.

1904-1909 Studying at the Konstantinovsky Zemstvo School.

1912 Graduates from a church teacher's school (in the village of Spas-Klepiki), where, according to the poet, "conscious creativity" began.

1912-1915 Arrives in Moscow. Works in the printing house of the I.D. Sytin. Enters the Moscow City People's University named after A.L. Shanyavsky.

1914 First publication: the poem "Birch" in the children's magazine "Mirok".

1915 Arrives in Petrograd. Meets A.A. Block, N.A. Klyuev, M. Gorky.

1916 The first poetry collection "Radunitsa" is published. Called up for military service - serves as an orderly in the Tsarskoye Selo military hospital train.

1917 Marries Z.N. Reich. Creates a cycle of 10 small poems: "Inonia", "Transfiguration", etc.

1919-1921 Signs the Declaration of the Imagists. Creates the poem "Pugachev". Divorces Z.N. Reich; meets American dancer Isadora Duncan, who becomes his wife.

1922-1924 Visits Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, USA. Creates the poem "Country of Scoundrels". Actress AL. Miklashevskaya dedicates a cycle of poems "The Love of a Hooligan". Breaks up with A. Duncan.

1924 Trip to Tiflis, Baku, Batum. Creates the poem "Anna Snegina", a cycle of poems "Persian motives".

1925, September. Returns to Moscow; is preparing for publication a collection of poems. Registers marriage with S.A. Tolstoy. Finishes the poem "The Black Man". December. Leaves for Leningrad.

December 28th. S.A. Yesenin was found hanged in Leningrad in a room at the Angleterre Hotel. He was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery in Moscow.