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)

Babushkin Vologda Regional Library in Vologda

Point on route “Yesenin's Vologda”

Point 10

Babushkin Vologda Regional Library

📜 Historic site

Historical Background

The need for a library arose in the first years after the revolution, as the population grew to 50,000 and new educational institutions appeared (the Proletarian University, the Institute of Public Education, the Dairy Institute and ten secondary schools), along with new industrial enterprises. The library was organized by a special commission. Its job was to draw up the founding documents (rules, plans, charter and budget) and build the initial book collection from literature taken from abandoned landowners' estates (those of the Bryanchaninovs, Mezhakovs, Andreev-Rezanovs and Eremeevs). Books began arriving in October 1918 at the premises of the former Nobility Assembly.