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)

House of the Official Skvortsov, 12 Mayakovskogo Street in Vologda

Point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

Point 2

House of the Official Skvortsov, 12 Mayakovskogo Street

📜 Historic site

History of the House

The house was built by the government official Ardalion Nikolaevich Skvortsov in 1851–1852 and is a cultural heritage site of regional significance. Its austere facade of plastered stone and plank-clad timber is almost free of decoration — just wide pilaster strips on the ground floor and simple window frames. The building is topped by a heavy projecting cornice. The only accent of the composition is a richly decorated corner balcony with carved posts and a turned balustrade. By the end of the 20th century the building had fallen into disrepair and was heavily rebuilt, losing its resemblance to the original. The facades were given lavish carved window surrounds in early 20th-century style, and a utilitarian three-story stone extension was added to the northwest, changing the structure. From July 23, 1858, the house belonged to A. N. Skvortsov's widow. It then passed in turn to the merchant N. I. Korelkin, the official E. A. Solovyov and the townsman I. S. Sumarokov. The last pre-revolutionary owner was Alexander Nikolaevich Lobachev, who bought the estate from Sumarokov's widow in 1916. Maria Ganina, the sister of the poet Alexey Ganin, rented rooms in this house of the official Skvortsov at 12 Mayakovskogo Street. Yesenin visited them, and these meetings probably inspired him.