Commemorating Vladimir Vysotsky
25.01. - the 75th
birthday of Vladimir Vysotsky
Vladimir Vysotsky was born in Moscow on January 25,
1938. In 1955, he enrolled at the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering, but
dropped out in order to attend the Moscow Art Theatre School. In the early
1960s, he recorded his first songs, which would later be heard through every
window in the Soviet Union. In 1964, Vysotsky joined the Taganka Theatre, and
he remained with the company until his death. He went on to star in a number of
cult television shows and films, including “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed”
and “Little Tragedies.” Vysotsky died in his sleep on July 25, 1980, presumably
of a heart attack.
