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)

Former Gudkov-Belyakov Printing House in Vologda

Point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

Point 7

Former Gudkov-Belyakov Printing House

📜 Historic site

Attempts to Publish

At 19a Lermontova Street, once home to the Gudkov-Belyakov printing house, Sergei Yesenin tried to publish his anti-war poem “The Jackdaws”. The poem, probably written in 1914, could not find a publisher for a long time. In March 1915 the poet sent the manuscript to V. S. Mirolyubov in Petrograd for the Monthly Journal, but it was turned down. A year later, in July 1916, Yesenin negotiated its publication here in Vologda, but what happened to the poem afterwards, and where it is now, remains unknown.