Born: 3 October 1895 · Died: 28 December 1925 · Age at death: 30
How old was Sergei Yesenin when he died?
Sergei Yesenin died aged 30. He was born on 3 October 1895 and died on 28 December 1925.
Russian lyric poet of the village and countryside, briefly married to Isadora Duncan, who died at 30
Did you know?He was briefly married to the famous American dancer Isadora Duncan, despite the fact that they shared no common language.
Quick facts
Date of birth3 October 1895
Date of death28 December 1925
Age at death30
Cause of deathHanging to death
NationalityRussian
BirthplaceKonstantinovo, Russia
Occupationpoet
Editor's Take:
Sergei Yesenin was the poet of the Russian village and one of the most loved writers in the language. He grew up in a peasant family in Konstantinovo, south-east of Moscow. His lyrical poems about birch trees, horses and the countryside made him famous young. He welcomed the 1917 revolution, then grew disillusioned as the old rural world vanished. He lived wildly, drank heavily and married three times. One of his wives was the American dancer Isadora Duncan. He died in a Leningrad hotel at 30. His final poem was reportedly written in his own blood.
Sergei Aleksandrovich Yesenin (3 October 2026 1895 – 28 December 1925) was a Russian lyric poet. He is one of the most popular and well-known Russian poets of the 20th century.
