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  1. Signature. Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky[ a ][ b ] (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 ] He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which featured social and political commentary in often-humorous street jargon.

  2. 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.” His wide-ranging and forthright poems were considered subversive by the Soviet authorities and were barred from publication, but they were the cultural lifeblood for many Russians.

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  3. Vladimir Vysotskiy. Soundtrack: Warrior. 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.

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    • Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
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    • Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
  4. Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (Влади́мир Семёнович Высо́цкий) (January 25, 1938 – July 25, 1980) was a great Russian singer, song-writer, poet, and actor, whose career has had an immense and enduring effect on Russian culture. He was generally recognized as one of the most popular cultural figures of the Soviet era ...

  5. Vladimir Vysotsky, who died 35 years ago this month, was never given any recognition by the Soviet government. ... He wrote songs obsessively - by his own count more than 600. Growing up just ...

  6. Biography Vladimir Vysotsky. Vladimir Semenovich Vysotsky (1938 – 1980), poet, singer, actor, and composer has often been called the “Bob Dylan of the USSR.”. His fame is due to his being a leading representative of the so-called bards and minstrel’s movement, which was initiated in the sixties and reached its peak in the mid-seventies.

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  8. The full questionnaire. Vysotsky, Vladimir Semyonovich. (b. Jan. 25, 1938, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. 1 --d. July 24, 1980 2, Moscow), Russian actor, lyricist, and folksinger whose social and political satire spoke of the ironies and hardships of a strictly regulated Soviet society. While risking official displeasure, he became an immensely ...