The Life and Fate of Vladimir Vysotsky, the Soviet Poet most opposed to the Soviet system/Redaktsiya
1980, Moscow, the Olympics. The city is completely desolate: the authorities did their best to put all adult residents on leave and send their kids to summer camps. People that aren’t registered in Moscow are simply not allowed to enter the city. But then suddenly, the empty streets are filled with tens of thousands of people. This isn’t an authorized rally, nor is it being dispersed. People are coming together to bid farewell to the most popular musician and actor, Vladimir Vysotsky. Strangely enough, inside the closed Soviet society Vysotsky managed to speak up about the most pressing issues without being banned and put on a huge number of concerts while still being allowed to travel abroad.
Why wasn’t he able to rise to stardom anywhere except for his homeland despite having traveled half the world? What role did Marina Vlady play in his life? Why was he loved by so many? Why do his poems still hold so much relevance today? The latest Redaktsiya episode is already up on the channel.
Contents:
00:00 Vysotsky: free and banned
02:30 What happened in Moscow in July of 1980?
06:38 Taganka Theater, the most censured Soviet theater
14:20 What was Vysotsky fired for and why was he forgiven?
17:20 Growing up amid war
24:07 How did Vysotsky start writing songs?
25:40 The allure of criminal world
32:20 Why did Vysotsky dedicate so many songs to war?
37:17 How did Vysotsky’s rise to fame start?
47:20 The story of a man who helped Vysotsky record
50:00 “Volodya was very amorous”
57:00 How did Vysotsky become the husband of French actress Marina Vlady?
01:05:00 How did Vysotsky manage to go abroad?
01:07:50 How much money did he make?
01:10:45 Vysotsky, the first rapper
01:15:00 How were his illegal concerts organized?
01:19:40 Was Vysotsky critical of the authorities?
01:24:40 Was he even that banned?
01:27:00 What did Vysotsky think about Stalin?
01:31:49 The meeting with Nikita Khrushchev
01:38:05 Vysotsky as Gleb Zheglov
01:42:39 How was Vysotsky viewed in the West?
01:47:35 Could he leave the USSR forever?
01:55:06 Why did Vysotsky die at 42?
02:01:10 How did Moscow react to the poet’s death?
02:05:37 Why has Vysotsky become so relevant again?
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