Vladimir Vysotsky

✶January 25, 1938

†July 25, 1980

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Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky was a Soviet singer, songwriter, poet and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture. He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which featured social and political commentary in often-humorous street jargon. He was also a prominent stage- and screen-actor. Though the official Soviet cultural establishment largely ignored his work, he was remarkably popular during his lifetime and has exerted significant influence on many of Russia's musicians and actors.

Soviet entertainer and poet (1938–1980)

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Biography from the article Vladimir Vysotsky on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.