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Sergej Esenin (1895–1925) — russkij poet, chej potryasayushhij i mnogogrannyj talant podaril miru udivitel′nuyu liriku, zalichvatskie stroki kabackich stichov, vdumchivye rassuzhdeniya o Rodine. Vospevaya rodnuyu prirodu, Rus′-Rossiyu, lyubov′ k zhizni i miru, Sergej Esenin slovno oblekaet v slova nashi sobstvennye chuvstva i emocii, chutko peredaet nastroenie i pronikaet v glubiny dushi. Za svoyu korotkuyu zhizn′ poet vypustil okolo 30 poeticheskich sbornikov, otrazhayushhich izmenenie mirovozzreniya i interesov avtora. Vyshedshaya v 1916 godu Radunica polozhila nachalo priznaniyu Sergeya Esenina kak pevca Rusi, v ch′ich iskrennich i otkrovennych stichach my po-prezhnemu oshhushhaem bienie bespokojnogo nezhnogo serdca.