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Document Type

Original Study

Subject Areas

Language/Linguistics and Literature

Keywords

Sergei Yesenin, Azerbaijan-Russian literary relations, Yesenin and Azerbaijan, Sergei Yesenin’s Baku meetings

Abstract

This article is devoted to Sergei Yesenin’s meetings while he visited Baku in 1924-1925; it explores his relations with Azerbaijani intellectuals, poets and writers. Here we also carry out analysis on the socio-political scene of the period during Yesenin’s sojourn to Baku. The article clarifies points related to Yesenin’s meeting with famous singer of Azerbaijan, JabbarGaryaghdioglu, as well as with popular Azerbaijani poet, AliaghaVahid, the events of which have been the subject of debate.Although many researchers consider the latter meeting to be a fact, the article emphasizes that there is no historical document to prove it. The article also contains information about Yesenin’s intermittent meetings with some famous Azerbaijani people which are still uncertain

Publication Date

2017

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