After the death of the great Russian poet Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin, a museum dedicated to his memory was opened in his home, in the village of Konstantinovo.
Opening of the reading room
With a request to open a museum in memory of Sergei Yesenin, the poet's mother turned to the secretary of the Ryazan Regional Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks. Having considered her request, it was decided to purchase the house in which Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin was born and lived in state ownership.
Museum in Konstantinovo was organized shortly after the death of the poet in 1926 in the form of a reading room. Assistance in maintaining and organizing the exhibition dedicated to the poet was provided by the poet's sister. The Union of Soviet Writers took over patronage of the reading room. He also undertook to provide the museum with literature and necessary materials. A little later, a rural library was organized in the parental home of Sergei Yesenin, which became incredibly visited.
In order to look at how the great Russian poet lived, where he was born, you needvisit the Yesenin Museum-Reserve. Konstantinovo (village) became famous thanks to him. For example, in the summer of 1964, more than ten thousand tourists visited here.
Museum opening
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the poet's birth, it was decided to organize a memorial museum in Konstantinovo. Initially, it was a branch of the Ryazan Museum of Local Lore, which helped everyone to touch the fate of the poet, to better understand his work.
The Yesenin estate is located in the very center of the village. This low house is the heart of the museum-reserve. Everything in it is now the same as it was then, when Yesenin lived there. sheet for academic excellence and excellent behavior.
A garden adjoins the Yesenins' house. There is a makeshift hut in it, in which the Yesenins were forced to live after the fire.
Sisters of Sergei Yesenin provided a lot of valuable information about the life of the family, providing invaluable assistance to the museum. It was impossible to organize it without the help of a huge number of people who bit by bit collected everything related to their favorite poet, as the first director of the museum V. I. Astakhov says.
Not far from the memorial museum is the two-story Kashin mansion, where Yesenin liked to visit during his lifetime. Since 1969, a literary museum in memory of the poet has been operating in it. Manuscripts are valuable.poet, books and documents.
Yesenin Rus
In 2015, a lot of work was done. The building and surrounding areas have been restored. The work was carried out on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the museum and the 120th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Yesenin.
Museum in Konstantinovo was at the center of celebrations dedicated to the memory of the great Russian poet.
The place where Sergei Yesenin lived, the museum in Konstantinovo, and the village itself are now objects of cultural heritage. There are special requirements for the repair of buildings in this village. Indeed, on the one hand, this is a modern settlement, on the other hand, the birthplace of the poet Sergei Yesenin, which he never tired of singing in his poems.
The goal of the Yesenin Rus project is to preserve the beautiful views of this place and the natural landscape. Leave it as it was during the life of the poet.
How to get there?
Where is the village of Konstantinovo, Yesenin Museum? How to get to historical places? These questions concern many who want to become closer to the poet. From Moscow, from the Kazansky railway station, you can take a train to the station. Rybnoye, and from there by bus to Ryazan. From the Ryazan bus station, a bus runs several times a day to the village of Konstantinovo.
