The great Russian poet and favorite of women Sergei Yesenin was born in 1895, September 21, according to the old style. What attracted the opposite sex to him so much? Firstly, of course, an irresistible appearance. Secondly, his ability to speak. According to contemporaries, the poetās voice was simply mesmerizing. He knew how to talk beautifully not only with women, but also with animals. Proof of this is the poem that Sergei Yesenin dedicated to Kachalovās dog. He created this work in 1925.
History of writing a masterpiece
Indeed, at that time there lived a dog named Jim in the house of the famous actor Vasily Kachalov. Yesenin was friends with the artist and often visited him. Animals feel good people, and so Jim quickly fell in love with the poet and became attached to him. Esenin, in turn, often brought various delicacies to Kachalovās dog. So between a man and a dog, friendships quickly established. However, the work of the poet is not so serene. In it you can find a sad subtext.
Yesenin, āKachalovās Dogā: analysis of the first half of the poem
As it became known in our time, the poet was monitored by people from the state security committee. He felt this, the poetās attention did not bode well for the poet. His sad state of mind can be explained by the disagreement with the main love of life - Isadora Duncan. Maybe that's why Yesenin begins the work by proposing that the dog bark together to the moon. It seems that the poet should have fun in a warm atmosphere, because he came to his friend. But Sergey pours out his soul to the dog. He tells the animal that he does not know life. Apparently, at this time the famous handsome man was very sad at heart, since he spoke negatively about life. Here Yesenin dog Kachalova and pours out the soul.
Analysis of the second half of the work
Confirmation of these words can be found in the following lines, they are increasingly convincing the reader that the reason for the depressed state of the poet at that time is a woman. Just on the eve of 1925, Yesenin met in the city of Batumi with Shagane Talyan - an Armenian teacher. The fact that he really liked the woman can be seen by reading the poem "You are my Shagan, Shagan." By the time of writing the poem addressed to Jim, the poet had parted with Talyan. However, she denied the rumors about their stormy romance and claimed that there was only friendship between them. Yesenin was quite amorous, therefore, the most likely version is that they were connected by love.
Final lines
Be that as it may, the last lines of the work eloquently tell about the sad love that served as the occasion for the writing of the verse. But first, the poet praises the dog for being handsome by dog āāstandards. Yesenin writes about the velvety fur of an animal, which is so nice to stroke. And everyone strives to do this who comes to the house to the great actor. And further continues the description of Jim's virtues by Yesenin's poem. He says to Kachalovās dog that he is trusting, that he has an open soul. It can be assumed that the poet, describing Jim, attributed to him his own traits. He was just as open, simple, used to trusting people.
Oh, this love that makes you rejoice and suffer
At the end of the work, Yesenin asks his four-legged friend if she has visited one that is sadder and more silent. After all, Jim saw many guests, he could see her. The poet asks this with hope. It is felt that he is having a hard time parting with his beloved woman. One more assumption can be made: the poet was suffering at that time from unrequited love. But this version seems completely implausible. After all, this man had many women, he knew how to fall in love with himself. He was adored even by a personal secretary - Galina Benislavskaya. She loved Yesenin for many years, was ready to share it with other women, just not to lose. After the poet died, the secretary could not survive it. She went to his grave, left a note with a request to bury next to her idol, and then shot herself.
Therefore, the version that the poem that Yesenin wrote to Kachalovās dog was created under the yoke of unrequited love is untenable.
Who is that muse?
At the time of writing this work, the poet was formally not free, at that time he was bound by marriage with Sofia Tolstoy, but he did not like this woman, and this union was very burdensome for the poet.
So letās try to understand who the poem was dedicated to. At that time, Yesenin broke up with Isadora Duncan. She was two decades older than the poet. In addition, he was very fond of his homeland, and therefore left Duncan for Russia. Most likely, in order to repent before Galina Benislavskaya, Yesenin wrote his work. Kachalovās dogs listened carefully to the verse, or rather, one dog, Jim. The poet repented before her, because she offended Galina, telling the woman that they can only be friends, and thus finished their romance. After all, she loved her idol so much that she could not survive his death. As if anticipating this, the man asks her for all forgiveness.