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The death of Sergey Esenin: A forensic’s view of the cultural and historical event
https://doi.org/10.31425/0042-8795-2018-5-153-165
Abstract
Sergey Esenin’s tragic end is widely known and provokes disputes to this day. The official reports put it down as a suicide. The incident could be analyzed more effectively by means of an interdisciplinary approach using the latest forensic know-how. The documented circumstances of Esenin’s death, found in recorded testimonies and interviews, as well as the materials of the Russian National Esenin Committee of Writers, are examined through the author’s own classification of forensically relevant evidence of suicide. The analysis reveals that suicide remains the most probable version. Far from solving this incident for good, these conclusions may become an important forensic contribution to the history of Russian culture.
About the Authors
L. V. Bertovsky
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lev V. Bertovsky, Doctor of Juridical science
6 Miklukho-Maklaya St., Moscow, 117198, Russia
V. M. Klyueva
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vera M. Klyueva, graduate student
6 Miklukho-Maklaya St., Moscow, 117198, Russia
A. L. Lisovetsky
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr L. Lisovetsky, post-graduate student
6 Miklukho-Maklaya St., Moscow, 117198, Russia
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Bertovsky L.V., Klyueva V.M., Lisovetsky A.L. The death of Sergey Esenin: A forensic’s view of the cultural and historical event. Voprosy literatury. 2018;(5):153-165. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31425/0042-8795-2018-5-153-165
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