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Vocals. guitar. piano. Signature. Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky [a] (Russian: Владимир Семёнович Высоцкий, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr sʲɪˈmʲɵnəvʲɪtɕ vɨˈsotskʲɪj]; 25 January 1938 – 25 July 1980) was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture. [1]
Vladimir Vysotsky (born January 25, 1938, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died July 24, 1980, Moscow) was a Russian actor, poet, songwriter, and performer who was considered “the voice of the heart of a nation.”
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vladimir Vysotsky was an iconic Russian actor, singer-songwriter and public figure, who wrote over 700 songs and gave over 2000 public and private performances as an anti-establishment singer of the 60s and 70s in the former Soviet Union.
- January 1, 1
- Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
- January 1, 1
- Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
During his years in cinematography, Vladimir Vysotsky appeared in more than twenty-five films. He made his film debut in 1958 while studying at the Moscow Art Theater School, when he played an episodic role of a student called Petya in the film "Female Age-Mates".
Vladimir Vysotsky earned himself the accolade of being ‘the voice and the heart of a nation’ before drug and alcohol addictions cut his life short in 1980. A popular poet and singer-songwriter, his words and music were the eloquent voice of dissidence, which continue to resonate with the Russian people today.
Russian performer Vladimir Vysotsky (1938-1980) was an underground folk hero in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s, and attained genuine icon status after his untimely death at age 42.
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Jul 15, 2015 · Vladimir Vysotsky, who died 35 years ago this month, was never given any recognition by the Soviet government. He became popular through bootlegged cassettes passed from hand-to-hand.
