This world would be different without Vladimir Vysotsky

January 25, 1938 was born Vladimir Vysotsky. Vysotsky's creative life - it is more than 800 songs and poems, 20 roles in theater and about 30 roles played in films. Vladimir Semenovich every line he wrote, each chord, each of his "cry", "thunderclap" made it clear to people that he understands them. He sang about the country and the urgent problems, and distant dreams. He told his story so that I wanted to sing, and at the same time cry from an overabundance of feelings. Each of his song - is a world that he gave to all the people.

This day is for you the most interesting stories from the life of the poet, as well as rare photographs of Vladimir Semenovich.

A natural talent

Vladimir in summer camp "Mashinostroitel" 12 years (photo from the personal archive Vysotsky).

Vysotsky is different from many children two qualities yard: infinite kindness - he gave away and gave what was; He kept in his pocket a piece of bread to give to malnourished mother, when she was returning home from work. A second feature of his hit all the friends, especially when they called Vysotsky on the phone. If the two-year toddler picked up the phone and started talking, it is often mistaken for an adult - so low, thick, not children was his voice. One day in class the teacher asked second-graders Vysotsky loudly sing a song. He diligently fulfilled her request. But to finish singing was not able to finish, as well as see out lesson - the teacher put the child for the class door and put a deuce, apparently believing that he abused her.

Assertive actor

Moscow Art Theater School, 1959 (photo from the personal archive Vysotsky). When Vysotsky first time in his life came to audition and sang, laughed at him and said that with such characteristics (hoarseness, and so on. D.) He will not ever sing. However, he continued to go to trial. When Vladimir Semenovich went to another theater, one teacher asked him:

- What you can do?

- I'm writing songs.

- I've got to run, but for about 30 minutes, I'll listen to you.

As a result, the 30 minutes spread out over two and a half hours.

The first mad love

Iza Zhukova Vladimir Vysotsky walk from ENEA, the end of the 1950s. (Photo from the personal archive of Isa Vysotsky).

During a tour of the theater Wysocki had to find time to from meeting his first wife Iza Zhukova. One day he came to her in Rostov on the roof of the car. "I came to meet Volodya, all out - it is not. I say: "And your sitting on the roof ... It was interesting to come on the roof", "- says Iza Zhukova.

mature work

Vladimir Semenovich evaluates graffiti (photo from the personal archive Vysotsky).

Vysotsky offers a fantastic performance: 42 years - more than 800 poems, records (both here and in the West), prose, two scenarios, the director's design of the film "The Green Van" auditions, 27 roles in movies (the latest - Don Juan in " little tragedies "), lyrics to a dozen films. And, of course, the role of the theater. Sometimes the episodes, but they are 4-5 in one performance. And concerts, concerts ... Sometimes 5-6 a day! He practiced them faithfully - until downed the blood of the fingers and torn vocal cords.

athlete

The editorial board of "Sports life in Russia", 1968.

"I am very much involved in sports when I was younger. Engaged just - boxing, acrobatics, but all sorts of sports ... Later, when I became an actor, I started to play sports for the stage, because we in the theater have to do all sorts of acrobatics ... "But more than a sport, Vysotsky loved writing songs about sports. Sport bikes came to him with the urban households, the stands, from friends.

The favorite of the crowd

Vladimir Vysotsky's concert in Kharkov, 1978 (photo from the personal archive of the singer).

When Vysotsky once flew by plane from another trip, trap surrounded the huge crowd of people, all pulling for him pictures or what appeared to be on hand for an autograph. One man held out his party card. Vysotsky, seeing this, he said: "Why? You also expelled from the party. "

To which he thought for a moment, he replied: "Oh, to hell with it, sign it."

Faithful Muse

In Vysotsky in his life had a huge number of novels and relationships. However, neither Iza Zhukova, nor his second wife Lyudmila Abramova, any young actress Larissa Luzhin, neither actress Tatyana Ivanenko nor his last love Oksana Afanasyeva not poet gave so much inspiration and support as Marina Vlady. It was her Vysotsky would wake up at night to sing a song just written. The renowned actress in one of its call drop everything to be with him when he got into another accident.

Vladimir and Marina during a cruise on the Black Sea, in August 1971 (photo from the personal archive S. Demin).

Their letters Marina Vysotsky sign "of you" because of an old legend about a bride who would not let the groom's house, which is the question, "Who is it?" Replied, "That's me." She revealed to him only when he said, "It's you."

An avid motorist

Vysotsky driving his Mercedes 450 (photo from the family archive Vysotsky).

Over a lifetime Vysotsky was a large number of machines. Among the models were the VAZ-2101 and "Volga" GAZ-21 and presented by Marina Vlady Renault 16, but they were defeated by the singer that everything else loved to drive 200 km \ h speed. After a while Vysotsky bought a Mercedes. This was then only Brezhnev, and often guards saluted Vladimir Semenovich, thinking it travels Secretary General himself. When after some time, they learned that the car rides Vysotsky, the salute with even greater zeal and selfless! This is called popularly favorite singer.

I'm sorry, made a mistake

Vysotsky and Vlady on the background of the m / v "Shota Rustaveli" (photo from the personal archive S. Demin).

While relaxing in a hotel room in Sochi Vysotsky looked thieves. Along with the clothes and the clothes they grabbed and all the documents and even the key to the apartment in Moscow. Discovered the theft, Vysotsky went to the nearest police station, wrote a letter, and he promised to help. But help was not required. When he returned to the room, there were already stolen items and a note: "I'm sorry, Vladimir Semenovich, we do not know whose this stuff. Jeans, unfortunately, we have already sold, but the jacket and the document is returned safe and sound. "

On the verge of death

Vysotsky after clinical death, 1969 (photo by Michael St. Petersburg photographer Smirina).

In the summer of 1969 at Vysotsky was a severe attack, and he survived only thanks to Marina Vlady, which at that time was in Moscow. Passing the bathroom, she heard moaning and saw that Vysotsky bleeding throat. She recalls: "You do not say more half-open eyes cry for help. I beg to call an ambulance, you have almost disappeared pulse, I panic. The reaction of the two arrivals of doctors and nurses is simple and brutal: too late, too much of a risk you do not transportable. They do not want to have a dead man in the car, it's bad for the plan. By confused people my friends, I understand that the decision of doctors irrevocably. Then I obstruct them out, shouting that if they are not immediately going to take you to the hospital, I'll make an international scandal ... They finally realize that the dying - it Vysotsky and disheveled and screaming woman - French actress. After a short consultation, cursing, they take you on a blanket ... " Fortunately, the doctors brought Vysotsky Institute of Emergency Care named after NV Sklifosovsky time, a few more minutes delay - and he would not have survived. Doctors fought for his life for eighteen hours.

Problems?

Vladimir Vysotsky and Marina Vlady in San Francisco, 1976 (photo from the personal archive of Marina Vlady).

When in 1979 Vysotsky came to America, he was immediately surrounded by a crowd of journalists. The first question was about the "horrors of Soviet reality" and "inhumanity of the communist regime."

- But do you really think - cut Vysotsky - that if I have a problem with my government, I came here to solve them?

More was not provoked.

Silent Death

Farewell to VS Vysotsky, 1980 (photo by Valery Plotnikov, East News Agency).

Vladimir Semenovich died in the midst of the Olympic Games held in Moscow. The Soviet authorities were trying to hide this fact from the people. The fact that the country has lost a great poet, artist, actor and bard, showed only two small obituary in the newspaper "Evening Moscow" and "Soviet Russia" and a modest advertisement on the window box office Taganka Theater: "Died actor Vladimir Vysotsky". Then no man passed back seat, keeping it at home as a relic.

After a couple of days for the publication of articles about the death of Vladimir Vysotsky was dismissed chief editor of "Evening Moscow". And, despite all the obstacles, near Taganka Theater was a huge crowd, the people did not disperse for several days. On the day of the funeral, many were even on the roofs of nearby buildings. Bid farewell to the actor came about 40 thousand people.

The hero is not forgotten

Vladimir Vysotsky (Photo by Valery Plotnikov).

In honor of Vysotsky called dozens of streets in different cities around the world, modern skyscraper in Ekaterinburg, asteroid pass and saddle-point plateau, canyon, glacier, mountain passes, one of the cliffs of Mount Kachkanar, one of the Pinega karst caves in the Arkhangelsk region, the plateau in the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego, passenger ship, oil tanker, boats, yachts, Airbus A330 aircraft, there are 2 varieties of gladioli, and many cafes and restaurants.