Аннотация:Pesic’s stay in Moscow (May 1917 - July 1920) and his studies at Moscow State University coincided with the period of the formation and rise of the Imaginistic movement, which Miodrag Pesic witnessed first-hand. Thanks to Balmont and Baltrusaitis, Pesic’s acquaintance with many Russian poets contributed to his comprehension of the contemporary literary process. In Serbia (starting from the middle of the 1920s), Pesic’s was a leading researcher of S. Esenin’s life and creative work, his interest in the Imaginists' works increasing. Shershenevich is a fighter for creative freedom. “Peddlers of Happiness”. For the first time the author reveals the 1941 translation of “A Novel Without Lies” by A. Marienhof. In Belgrad and Sarajevo there appeared translations of works by the main representatives of Imaginism. The article considers perception of Imaginism and Pesic’s effort to popularize Imaginists under Serbian and Yugoslav conditions. Periodization of the study of S. Esenin’s and the Imaginists’ creative work is given.
Keywords: Serb Miodrag Pesic, MSU, Balmont, Baltrusaitis, Imaginism, works of S. Esenin and the Russian Imaginists in Serbia and- Yugoslavia.