The sophisticated lyrics of Sergei Yesenin still attract the attention of lovers of poetry. The poet’s deep penetration into the essence of the Russian soul and his ability to create unique landscapes are probably largely related to his childhood and youth, which took place in the village of Konstantinovo, located near Ryazan.
Where was Sergey Yesenin born?
The famous Russian poet was born on October 3, 1895 in a simple peasant family. It happened in the village of Konstantinovo of the former Ryazan province. Here Yesenin grew up, studied at the Zemstvo school, and then at the school, which prepared teachers for the village. In the native village, the future poet lived a little after graduation. Only at the age of seventeen Yesenin left his native land, going to Moscow, where he worked as a proofreader in the printing house, continuing to work on his poems.
The village of Konstantinovo had a long history. The first mention of the settlement dates back to the beginning of the 17th century. The life of the peasants there over the centuries did not differ from the existence of other rural inhabitants of Tsarist Russia. Only with the release of the manifesto on the abolition of serfdom did the peasants receive relief, although they finally became completely free only in 1879, when the last payments for land were made.
Gradually, new economic relations began to be established in the village. A layer of prosperous peasants was formed, who had an entrepreneurial instinct, who did not forget about the needs of the village and erected chapels here, bought bells for the temple, built reliable and beautiful houses.
Luck smiled on not everyone. Some villagers had to leave their former place of residence and go to other places in search of a better share.
