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- Sergei Esenin, or Yesenin - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(1895-1925). In the face of the industrialization of Russia during the revolutionary period, the poet Sergei Esenin wrote poignant lyrics that celebrated the lifestyle of the country’s peasantry. Frowned on by Communist critics and party leaders, who feared that "Eseninism" would weaken the civic dedication of the young, he was long out of official favor. Nevertheless, the self-styled Last Poet of Wooden Russia was very popular both during his lifetime and after his death.