Esenin without Duncan, or The Reverse side of the Sun. Sergey Yesenin. A poet who doesn"t need an introduction. And all the same, what do we really know about him? About his controversial life, about his love and dreams? His mysterious death remains to this day one of the most curious mysteries of our century, with a multitude of articles and research devoted to it. But in the search for this so-called "truth," researchers have frequently overlooked the most important information: Yesenin as a person. Official evidence from his contemporaries is inconsistent, just like public opinion: some want to glorify the poet, others to stigmatize him. So what is the other side of the sun like? What is he like, the unknown side of Yesenin? In Nina Moleva"s new book, based on documentary evidence and memoirs, the truth about the poet"s life and death is examined, debunking many myths about this epic figure.