Published on: 2026-09-02
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Museums are created not only for the quiet contemplation of art — their programs can be loud, active, and therefore even more interesting. This is proven by “Mosbilet” and Moscow State Museum of S.A. Yesenin, subordinate to the metropolitan Department of Culture. In the courtyard of the “Yesenin Center,” a coffee rave was organized for lovers of warm gatherings, dancing, and poetry. We tell you how this event went and what else the museum has prepared for visitors.
Pop Hits and Craft Lemonades
The format of youth raves has gone beyond dance parties and acquired new dimensions in the capital’s cultural institutions. Now these are also warm morning gatherings where one can spend time among like-minded people to the sounds of music.
For fans of rhymes and stanzas, songs based on the poems of Sergey Yesenin were performed at the coffee rave. They were sung by Aivan — an artist from the “Tavrida. Art” label. The special atmosphere was also created by the guest DJ Gleb Sus.
Anyone could purchase a warming or cooling drink in a bright paper cup featuring a portrait of Sergey Yesenin. In the cafe on the first floor of the “Yesenin Center,” latte, cappuccino, raf, or flat white were available to order. Gourmets were invited to try the “Black Night” espresso with dried cherry, cardamom, vanilla sugar, and whipped cream referencing the poem “Black Man.” Another menu hit was birch lemonade. This refreshing drink is associated with traditional Russian culture and the work of the famous poet.
In the courtyard, they were also preparing signature mocktails (non-alcoholic cocktails) with truly Yesenin-inspired names: the tropical “Sunset over the Oka,” the strawberry-raspberry “Scarlet Light of Dawn,” “In the Shade of Birches” with kiwi and passion fruit, as well as the citrus “Evening over the River.”
Guests were given tokens to participate in prize draws when they bought a drink. Everyone could receive a collection of poems by Sergey Yesenin, an autograph postcard, a T-shirt, or a ‘Troika’ card with a special design. Also, a ticket to one of the master classes, which are traditionally held in S.A. Yesenin Museum. Holders of the lucky token can attend the class on engraving on plastic. Under the guidance of the artist Nika Venediktova, participants will learn printmaking and create five original postcards.
The museum holds master classes for all interested. These are sessions on painting, candlestick charts, creation author brooches, keychains and felt wallet.
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The poet’s first publications and the clatter of typewriter keys
The museum’s exhibition spaces are also interesting. On the basement floor of the “Yesenin Center,” an exposition is displayed “The Poet in the Printing House”.
“This hall is dedicated to Sergey Yesenin’s arrival in Moscow, the beginning of his creative path, and his first publications. In 1912, after graduating from the teacher training school in Spas-Klepiki, the future poet moved to Bolshoy Strochenovsky Lane. The Sergey Yesenin House-Museum is now located there. This is his only official registered address in Moscow. His father wanted to see him as a teacher, but Sergey did not want to hear anything about it. He dreamed of a poetic career,” says Alena Shcherbakova, a research associate in the exhibition department of the Moscow State Museum of S.A. Yesenin and the curator of the exhibition “The Poet in the Printing House.”
In 1913, Sergei Yesenin got a job at the printing house of the I.D. Sytin Partnership in Moscow — one of the largest in the country. He took on the role of a proofreader’s assistant, helping the corrector find typos, missing letters, and other distortions in the texts.
“Sergey Yesenin worked in tandem with proofreader Maria Meshkova. To be honest, she was not satisfied with him because he was so absorbed in reading that he forgot to check the correctness of the spelling. Yesenin was simply too eager to find out how each work would end,” emphasizes Alena Shcherbakova.
At the “Yesenin Center” exhibition, you can see handwritten pages with the poet’s early works, and the hall also recreates the workplace of an early 20th-century printing house employee. On the small table under glass are items that could have been useful in this work: a typewriter, an inkwell, glasses, and even a kerosene lamp, since sometimes proofreaders and editors would stay at work until dark.
The space opposite is also interesting. It houses an interactive area of the exhibition, where you can type text using a real typewriter or try your hand as a proofreader and make corrections to a manuscript.
Secrets of the residents of Peredelkino and the cozy country house atmosphere
And in the next room, you can find a cozy corner resembling one of the rooms of an old country house. Between two soft armchairs stands a large radio on four legs, with a woven tablecloth and a vase of flowers on it. On the table nearby, collections of poems are spread out. The atmosphere is complemented by a fluffy carpet on the floor and the warm light of a floor lamp. This is part of the exhibition “‘And your melodies do not cease…’: Yesenin in the memoirs of the writers of Peredelkino”.
The exhibition is dedicated to those who personally knew the poet and helped preserve his legacy. It features more than 20 items from the museum’s collections: rare editions from the 1920s, letters, rare photographs, and magazine clippings.
“Yesenin himself did not live in Peredelkino, but the exhibition reveals how the residents of this small writers’ town were connected to him. For instance, one of the displays has photographs of Sergey Yesenin with Nikolai Klyuev, Vsevolod Ivanov, and Leonid Leonov. He had special relationships with each of the Peredelkino writers. For example, Vsevolod Ivanov became his friend, but disagreements arose with Boris Pasternak. It is known that once it even came to a fight,” says Igor Gareev, curator of the exhibition “’And your melodies will not cease…’: Yesenin in the memories of the writers of Peredelkino.”
The hall walls are decorated with paintings created by participants of plein air sessions held in Peredelkino. They depict the houses of the writers who worked there in various styles. Roofs are outlined with bold strokes, fences are painted in bright colors, and somewhere even the residents themselves or their fluffy pets — the curious Peredelkino cats — can be seen.
You can learn even more about the life of Sergey Yesenin at the new exhibition “I Dreamed of the Ryazan Sky…”. It will open on September 5 and will be dedicated to the writer’s childhood. Tickets to the S.A. Yesenin Museum and the “Yesenin Center” can be purchased through the service “Mosbilet”.
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