SERBIAN ESENINIANA OFMIODRAG PESIC
Pesic's stay in Moscow (May 1917 - July 1920) and his studies at Moscow StateUniversity coincided with the period of the formation and rise of the Imaginistic movement, whichMiodrag Pesic witnessed first-hand. Thanks to Balmont and Baltrusaitis, Pesic's acquaintance withmany Russian poets contributed to his comprehension of the contemporary literary process. In Serbia(starting from the middle of the 1920s), Pesic was a leading researcher of S. Esenin's life and creativework, his interest in the Imaginists' works increasing. Shershenevich is a fighter for creative freedom."Peddlers of Happiness". For the first time the author reveals the 1941 translation of "A Novel WithoutLies" by A. Marienhof. In Belgrad and Sarajevo there appeared translations of works by the mainrepresentatives of Imaginism. The article considers perception of Imaginism and Pesic's effort to popularisethe Imaginists under Serbian and Yugoslav conditions. Periodization of the study of S. Esenin's and theImaginists' creative work is given.