How to pronounce
Sergei Yesenin (Sergej Esenin)

Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin, sometimes known as Sergej Esenin, was a Russian poet and is considered as one of the most popular Russian poets of the 20th century, despite having only lived to the age of 30.
The correct pronunciation of Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin in Russian is Sehr-gyay Alex-ahn-druh-veech Yeh-zyen-yeen. In order to pronounce Yesenin or Esenin correctly, it is important to pronounce each vowel as if there were a "y" in front of it. The result is that Yesenin is pronounced as Yeh-zye-nyeen.