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Sergei Yesenin Moscow Museum is looking for poet's lookalikes around the globe

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Sergei Yesenin Moscow Museum is looking for poet's lookalikes around the globe


10.02.2023

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The Moscow Museum of Sergei Yesenin announced the start of the "I / Yesenin" international photo contest. It will determine people who resemble the famous Russian poet phisically The organizers accept photographs from residents of any country, according to the telegram channel of the House of Moscow in Yerevan.
 
People who are convinced of their resemblance to Yesenin are invited to participate in the project. Moreover, as the organizers of the competition clarified, it is not only about appearance, but also about the personality.

The museum accepts photos taken in the "Yesenin atmosphere", namely, in places associated with the personality of the poet, in the wild or in the city. Participants must post pictures on the social networks VKontakte or Odnoklassniki with the hashtag #есенин2023 by September, 18.

The photos are also accepted by e-mail: esenin_museum@mail.ru. One of the winners will be determined by the largest number of likes from Internet users.

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