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)

Stone Bridge in Vologda

Point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

Point 4

Stone Bridge

📜 Historic site • 🌉 Bridge

Historical Background

The bridge was originally made of wood. This is confirmed by an excerpt from a 1620 investigation file about a wooden bridge over the Zolotukha River, built where the Stone Bridge stands today. In 1785 Vologda got its first stone bridge. Built by the provincial architect Pyotr Bortnikov at the same time as the Gostiny Dvor (merchants' arcade), it spanned the Zolotukha River and linked the old part of the city with the new administrative and commercial center in the Lower Posad. The crossing, 23 sazhens (about 50 m) long, originally rested on four solid brick walls and had a single arch, wooden railings and a wooden roadway. In the 19th century the wood gave way to wrought-iron railings and cobblestones, and in 1936 the city's first asphalt was laid here. Today this architectural monument, just 100 meters long, connects Mira Street and Marii Ulyanovoy Street. When traffic was banned here in the 1960s, the Stone Bridge became Vologda's shortest and first pedestrian street.