16 September 1917. Sergey Prokofiev

Non-fiction

Project 1917 is a series of events that took place a hundred years ago as described by those involved. It is composed only of diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers and other documents

Sergey Prokofiev

Sablino village, Russian Republic

Imperceptibly August changed into September. And it was so cozy that I did not want to go anywhere from Zet. It rained at night, but the days were sunny. From the first day of the month, leaves began to gradually turn yellow, red and orange, while others remained fresh, green, contrasting with the sometimes bright red leaves and maple trees, which were bright yellow from top to bottom, thus creating a striking motley and magnificent outfit.

It's amazing how behind such an ordinary town of Sablin there was such a beautiful countryside: cliffs, dachas, a river.

Walking around the neighborhood I thought how beautiful the northern autumn was, and that, in fact, every autumn should instill some sadness in the heart, for all of this is dying. But I’m going south at the end of the month, to Kislovodsk, to the sun, and so for me, the beauty did not conjure a rainy November and long dark nights, and I watched the surrounding beauty with an easy heart. Every five days I went to the city as to settle any personal businesses, and also as to buy myself sweets and English cigarettes (oh, how difficult and expensive to get them now!), and every time returned back home with a particular pleasure.

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