Vysotsky

The book by V. Novikov is a masterfully written, unembellished account of the life and work of Vladimir Vysotsky, our contemporary, a person whose voice resonated literally in every home during the 1970s and 1980s. From this biography, the reader will learn new details about the life of a restless soul, its ups and downs, passions and ailments. The author, not limiting himself to purely biographical boundaries, thoughtfully analyzes the work of Vysotsky the poet, seeking to determine his place in the cultural and historical context of the era. «Greatness is seen from a distance», and the 21st century clarifies for us the true scale of Vysotsky as an artist. He broke free from the constraints of his time, and the author had to supplement the book with essayistic «flights», in which Vysotsky is creatively compared with Pushkin, Dostoevsky, and Mayakovsky. There are also «flights» where Vysotsky is juxtaposed with Shukshin, Okudzhava, and Galich. The new edition of the book concludes with an emotional finale, recounting the best verses and songs dedicated to the memory of «the people's Volodya».