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Yesenin's Vologda

Photo of route “Yesenin's Vologda”
10 points6 km2.5 hours

This literary and historical route is dedicated to Sergei Yesenin's two visits to Vologda, in 1916 and 1917. Walking through these places, you'll not only learn about the poet's life but also feel the atmosphere of the Silver Age, see the old streets and buildings where key events of his life took place, and enjoy the northern nature that inspired Yesenin.

Route author

Vologda Tourism

Things to do

  • 🗺️🎒 Themed route
  • 🏰🕵️‍♂️ Discover a legend
  • 📚🎬 Recall films and books

Route points (10)

  1. Kremlin Square — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

    Kremlin Square

    ⛲ Square

  2. House of the Official Skvortsov, 12 Mayakovskogo Street — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

    House of the Official Skvortsov, 12 Mayakovskogo Street

    📜 Historic site

  3. Pobedy (Victory) Avenue — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

    Pobedy (Victory) Avenue

    📜 Historic site

  4. Stone Bridge — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

    Stone Bridge

    📜 Historic site · 🌉 Bridge

  5. Former Passage Hotel — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

    Former Passage Hotel

    📜 Historic site

  6. Revival Square — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

    Revival Square

    ⛲ Square

  7. Former Gudkov-Belyakov Printing House — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

    Former Gudkov-Belyakov Printing House

    📜 Historic site

  8. House of the Peasant Khitrov, 50 Pushkinskaya Street — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

    House of the Peasant Khitrov, 50 Pushkinskaya Street

    📜 Historic site

  9. Literature. Art. 20th Century Museum — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

    Literature. Art. 20th Century Museum

    🏛️ Museum

  10. Babushkin Vologda Regional Library — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

    Babushkin Vologda Regional Library

    📜 Historic site

Literature. Art. 20th Century Museum in Vologda

Point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

Literature. Art. 20th Century Museum — point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

Point 9

Literature. Art. 20th Century Museum

🏛️ Museum

The Work of Vologda Poets

In the center of Vologda, at 36 Gertsena Street, stands a two-story wooden mansion — a cultural heritage site of federal significance. Built in 1868 and richly decorated with carving, before the revolution it belonged to Faina, Olga and Praskovya Sitnikova, daughters of a collegiate assessor. In Soviet times the building was divided into three apartments, and after restoration in 2005 it became home to the Vologda writers' organization and a branch of the museum-reserve, “Literature. Art. 20th Century”. This museum was the first official institution dedicated to the memory of Nikolai Rubtsov: one of its exhibitions is devoted to the poet's life and work.