Exhibition about the Russian North in the life and poetry of Sergei Yesenin opened in Vologda (6+)
In the Museum of Nikolai Rubtsov in Vologda there is an exhibition “Is the sky so white...”, dedicated to the connection of Sergei Yesenin with the Russian North
In the museum of Nikolai Rubtsov in Vologda there is an exhibition “Is the sky so white...”, dedicated to the connection of Sergei Yesenin with the Russian North. The exposition was jointly prepared by the Moscow State Museum of S.A. Yesenin and the Nikolai Rubtsov Museum.
Visitors will learn about the poet’s journey along the route Vologda – Arkhangelsk – Umba – Kandalaksha – Keret – Kem – Solovetsky Islands, as well as about the people who formed his ideas about the northern lands. A separate section of the exhibition will tell about the influence of Yesenin poetry on the work of the Vologda poet Nikolai Rubtsov.
The exposition includes the first collection of Nikolai Klyuev “Pine ringing”, photos of Yesenin in 1916, typewriting of the poem “Is the sky so white ...” with author’s notes and other rare copies. The exhibition will run until January 30, 2027.
