Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)
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Summary

Vladimir Vysotsky was born on January 25, 1938[1], in Moscow[2]. He died on July 25, 1980[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], film actor[7], stage actor[8], and singer-songwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,607 views/month, #6,970 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Vagankovo Cemetery[11]
  • Father: Semyon Vysotsky[12]
  • Mother: Nina Vysotskaya[13]
  • Spouse: Izolda Vysotskya[14], Marina Vlady[15], Lyudmila Abramova[16]
  • Child: Arkady Vysotsky[17], Nikita Vysotsky[18]
  • Country of citizenship: Soviet Union[19]
  • Occupation: guitarist[20], lyricist[21], screenwriter[22], songwriter[23], prose writer[24], actor[25], singer[26]
  • Employer: Taganka Theatre[27], Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre[28]
  • Educated at: Moscow Art Theatre School[29], Moscow State University of Civil Engineering[30]
  • Award received: USSR State Prize[31], Prize of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia[32], Merited Artist of the RSFSR[33]
  • Sex or gender: male[34]
  • Genre: bard song[35], chanson[36], Russian chanson[37], prose[38]
  • Record label: Melodiya[39]
  • Discography: Vladimir Vysotsky discography[40]
  • Commons category: Vladimir Vysotsky[41]
  • Unmarried partner: Oksana Yarmolnik[42]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[43]
  • Family name: Vysotsky[44]
  • Given name: Vladimir[45]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Vladimir Vysotsky[46]
  • Commons gallery: Vladimir Vysotsky[47]
  • Relative: Aleksey Vysotsky[48], Aleksandr Vysotsky[49], Irena Vysotskaya[50], Maksim Seryogin[51], Volf Vysotsky[52], Debora Bronstein[53]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[54]

  • Country: SU[55]

  • Began / founded: 1938-01-25[56]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1980-07-25[57]

  • Genre(s): avtorskaya pesnya, russian chanson, singer-songwriter[58]

  • Community tags: avtorskaya pesnya, russian, russian chanson, singer-songwriter[59]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ebe42a0b-6a6f-4eb6-b436-5c0f351d96f3[60]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Vladimir Vysotsky include Sokol Airport[61], an airport[62], in Russia[63] and 2374 Vladvysotskij[64], an asteroid[65].

Why It Matters

Vladimir Vysotsky has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

Entities named for him include Sokol Airport[61], an airport[62], in Russia[63] and 2374 Vladvysotskij[64], an asteroid[65].

FAQs

Where was Vladimir Vysotsky born?

Vladimir Vysotsky's place of birth was Moscow[2].

Where did Vladimir Vysotsky die?

Vladimir Vysotsky died in Moscow[4].

Who were Vladimir Vysotsky's parents?

Vladimir Vysotsky's father was Semyon Vysotsky[12]. Vladimir Vysotsky's mother was Nina Vysotskaya[13].

Who was Vladimir Vysotsky married to?

Vladimir Vysotsky's spouses include Izolda Vysotskya[14], Marina Vlady[15], and Lyudmila Abramova[16].

What did Vladimir Vysotsky do for work?

Vladimir Vysotsky worked as a poet[5], writer[6], film actor[7], stage actor[8], and singer-songwriter[9].

Where did Vladimir Vysotsky go to school?

Vladimir Vysotsky was educated at Moscow Art Theatre School[29] and Moscow State University of Civil Engineering[30].

What awards did Vladimir Vysotsky receive?

Honors received include USSR State Prize[31], Prize of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia[32], and Merited Artist of the RSFSR[33].

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  22. [23] ↑ . Discogs. wikidata.org.
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  35. [33] ↑ . TASS. дгск.мвд.рф. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  2. [55] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  6. [59] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [60] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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