When and where was Vladimir Vysotsky born?
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky entered the world on the 25th of January 1938 at the 3rd Meshchanskaya Street maternity hospital in Moscow.
Questions about Vladimir Vysotsky
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who were Vladimir Vysotsky's parents and what did they do during World War II?
His father, Semyon Vladimirovich Vysotsky, served as a reserve officer before being called up to fight in World War II. His mother, Nina Maksimovna Vysotsky, worked as a German translator and supported her son's early theatrical interests with unwavering devotion.
What happened to Vladimir Vysotsky after he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School in June 1960?
He joined the Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre under Boris Ravenskikh but faced numerous administrative sanctions for lack of discipline and occasional drunken sprees. He appeared in films like Dima Gorin's Career and 713 Requests Permission to Land during 1961 and 1962, roles that required him to be beaten up on screen.
Why was there a smear campaign against Vladimir Vysotsky in the Soviet press in June 1968?
Sovetskaya Rossiya commented on an epidemic spread of immoral smutty songs allegedly promoting criminal world values alcoholism vice and immorality. Komsomolskaya Pravda linked him with black market dealers selling tapes in Siberia while composer Dmitry Kabalevsky criticized Soviet radio for giving ideologically dubious low-life product unwarranted airplay.
How did Vladimir Vysotsky resolve his legal troubles regarding unsanctioned concerts in April 1973?
He wrote a defiant letter to Minister of Culture Pyotr Demichev which resulted in philharmonic artist status guaranteeing payment of 11.5 roubles per concert. The court still found he had to pay fine of 900 rubles despite his monthly salary at Taganka Theatre being only 110 rubles.
When was the first collection of Vladimir Vysotsky's poetry officially published in the USSR?
Vladimir Vysotsky first collection of poetry officially published USSR called The Nerve Nerv its first edition twenty-five thousand copies sold out instantly in autumn 1981.