The note was addressed to Nikolay Savkin. He was a member of the Imaginist group, an executive editor of Modern Russia cooperative publishing, and Esenin’s friend. They met in 1919. Savkin edited the first two issues of Guesthouse for travellers in the beautiful, the Imaginist magazine, which included his own poems as well. In August 1924, Savkin and Esenin took part in the action group that promoted the establishment of Modern Russia society.
Modern Russia publishing house (1924–1927), where Savkin was registered as the Executive Secretary, released two of Esenin’s books. 1924 also saw Savkin and Esenin planning the publication of Vecheviki magazine, discussing details, and making the decision that its first issue should open with a two-page manifesto of the Vecheviki group. It was decided that ‘Savkin possesses solitary decision-making rights regarding the publishing house, others do not have the right to interfere’. But the magazine was never released. Esenin left for the Caucasus in September 1924. There is one known book that Savkin gifted to his friend, a collection of poems called Crimson Cornflowers (1924). The inscription on the book reads as follows: ‘To my dear friend Sergei Esenin with sincere love N. Savkin. 23.VIII. 24’.
Esenin writes in the note: ‘Dear Kolya. Thank you for all the warmth towards me. Greetings to your wife. I would be glad to drop by sometime. Shaking hands with you fondly. Sergey Esenin. 14.1.24’. The note was written in blue ink on a lined paper. Savkin is also mentioned in a note to David Bogomilsky, which Esenin wrote in August or the first days of September 1924 in Moscow: ‘Dear Fedya! It’s a pity I couldn’t see you. I have already prepared my book. Now it’s up to you to arrange for the printing of our magazine on credit. Participants from the prose side included Pilnyak, Ivanov, Nikitin, and all others. On the side of poetry, [we have] Kazin, Gruzinov, Savkin, Esenin, Tikhonov, Oreshin, and others. Please, arrange it, and then we’ll talk. S. Esenin’.
Furthermore, the poet’s handwritten guest list for their wedding with Sophia Tolstaya survived, and it includes Savkin: “Voronsky, Kazansky, Kazin, Bogomilsky, Axelrod, Vs. Ivanov, Shklovsky, Savkin, Berlin, Gruzinov, Mark, An. Abramovna, Kato, Libedinsky, Klyucharev, Yablonsky”. A note on the side reads: “Sonya, Yana”.
Modern Russia publishing house (1924–1927), where Savkin was registered as the Executive Secretary, released two of Esenin’s books. 1924 also saw Savkin and Esenin planning the publication of Vecheviki magazine, discussing details, and making the decision that its first issue should open with a two-page manifesto of the Vecheviki group. It was decided that ‘Savkin possesses solitary decision-making rights regarding the publishing house, others do not have the right to interfere’. But the magazine was never released. Esenin left for the Caucasus in September 1924. There is one known book that Savkin gifted to his friend, a collection of poems called Crimson Cornflowers (1924). The inscription on the book reads as follows: ‘To my dear friend Sergei Esenin with sincere love N. Savkin. 23.VIII. 24’.
Esenin writes in the note: ‘Dear Kolya. Thank you for all the warmth towards me. Greetings to your wife. I would be glad to drop by sometime. Shaking hands with you fondly. Sergey Esenin. 14.1.24’. The note was written in blue ink on a lined paper. Savkin is also mentioned in a note to David Bogomilsky, which Esenin wrote in August or the first days of September 1924 in Moscow: ‘Dear Fedya! It’s a pity I couldn’t see you. I have already prepared my book. Now it’s up to you to arrange for the printing of our magazine on credit. Participants from the prose side included Pilnyak, Ivanov, Nikitin, and all others. On the side of poetry, [we have] Kazin, Gruzinov, Savkin, Esenin, Tikhonov, Oreshin, and others. Please, arrange it, and then we’ll talk. S. Esenin’.
Furthermore, the poet’s handwritten guest list for their wedding with Sophia Tolstaya survived, and it includes Savkin: “Voronsky, Kazansky, Kazin, Bogomilsky, Axelrod, Vs. Ivanov, Shklovsky, Savkin, Berlin, Gruzinov, Mark, An. Abramovna, Kato, Libedinsky, Klyucharev, Yablonsky”. A note on the side reads: “Sonya, Yana”.
