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Esenin (2005)

Esenin poster
Original title
Есенин
Directed by
Igor Zaytsev
Genre
biographical film
Country
Russia
Length
1 season, 11 episodes
Rated
16+
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Russian series presents a version of poet Sergei Yesenin's death as a murder. It follows the events and figures involved in a conspiracy theory about his life and demise.

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What happens

Yesenin (Russian: Есенин) is a 2005 Russian biographical eleven-episode television miniseries, directorial debut of Igor Zaitsev. It outlines the conspiracy version of the death of the Russian poet Sergei Yesenin. The series is based on the novel Yesenin. Story of a Murder by Vitali Bezrukov, and the main role was played by his son Sergey Bezrukov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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