Pugachev, a poem by Sergei Yesenin. Published by the Russian Universal Publishing House, Berlin, 1922. Softcover. Inscribed Larissa Gatova on the title page. Sergei Yesenin, 1895 to 1925, was a Russian lyric poet, one of the most popular and well-known Russian authors of the 20th century. Yemelyan Pugachev, 1742 to 1775, was an ataman of the Yaik Cossacks and the leader of the Pugachevs Rebellion, a major popular uprising in the Russian Empire during the reign of Catherine the Great. Larissa Gatova, 1892 to 1987, was a Russian emigre poet and actress, an important figure of Russian cultural life in NY. Antiquarian Librarian Books Publications For Collectors, Russian Literature.