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America Vladimir Vysotsky

79 anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Vysotsky. 25 January 1938 was born a Soviet actor, poet and bard. For 16 for years, he was an actor in the Taganka Theater, where he performed more 20 roles, including the famous Hamlet. In addition, Vladimir Vysotsky played or voiced roles in 30 movies.

But it seems that most of all Vysotsky is remembered as the author and performer of his own songs. Although during his life in the USSR only 7 records were released. Loved and listened to Vladimir Vysotsky and abroad. So, in the US, 1980 records with Vysotsky songs were released by the end of the 19s.

America Vysotsky

Vladimir Vysotsky more than once visited the United States with his wife Marina Vlady. He first came to America in 1976. Then an interview for CBS was recorded for 60 minutes. Copies of the video are now in the Moscow Museum of Vysotsky. This interview is reminiscent of the fencers' duel. From Vysotsky tried to get anti-Soviet answers to sensitive questions. But he did not give a reason for such an interpretation, and even zealous servants of the KGB would not have found what to accuse him of.

The second visit to America took place in 1977, when he met the poet Joseph Brodsky at the apartment of Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Joseph Brodsky gave Vysotsky a small book of his poems "In England" (the circulation was 60 copies) with the inscription: "The best poet in Russia, both inside and outside." During his next visit to the US in 1978, Vysotsky visited Hollywood, he wanted to break into Western cinema and play a major role in a film about the fate of his friend, he asked the film script to write Yevgeny Evtushenko. On that visit, Vysotsky made a lasting impression on the movie “stars”.

According to the memoirs of director Milos Forman, when Vysotsky quietly began to hum with a guitar, everyone began to listen and asked to sing again, although they did not understand the words, but they felt that these deep and honest songs were performed soul and talented. This is what Marina Vlady wrote in her book. She noted that the poet conquered film professionals and received the highest rating.

There is a well-known videotape recorded by Vysotsky for film actor Warren Beatty in May 1979. The artist never managed to work in Hollywood, but he still made his mark in American cinema: surprisingly, back in 1977, Vysotsky’s song was used in the film The Turning Point. The film, created at the 20th Century Fox studio by director H. Ross, was recognized as one of the best films of 1977 and was nominated for an Oscar in 7 nominations. Mikhail Baryshnikov starred in the role of the dancer Yuri, this was his film debut. By the way, he was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category. And in one of the episodes of the film, a fragment of the song “If I am rich, like the king of the sea...” is played with a guitar.

In 1978, Viktor Shulman organized Vysotsky's tour of US cities. The poet met Schulman on the “Shota Rustaveli” motor ship in 1971, he was just beginning his career as an impresario. Since there was no permission for the tour, as an official reason was the invitation of the Vysotsky Slavic faculties of New York universities published in the New Russian Word newspaper to concert and poetic meetings with Vysotsky to avoid unnecessary hype.

New York concerts were held in Brooklyn and Queens. Eyewitnesses recall that they had great success. Brooklyn College Hall was packed. Not only his former compatriots came to listen to Vysotsky, but also the Americans. For them, before each song was read her short translation into English. The second concert took place a day later at Queens College.

Most of all American cities, Vysotsky was attracted to New York. He told friends: “I visited the 21st century. New York is the city for me."

In the first years after Vysotsky’s death, several memorable books and films were released in America. In 1981, the documentary “Prophets is not in his fatherland” was released. His budget was $ 52. Almost all the money the director donated by Vladimir Vysotsky. This film was a great success in America, Europe and even in Australia.

In 1981, Vysotsky’s volume “Songs and Poems” was published in New York by the Literary Abroad publishing house. There are also monuments to Vysotsky in America. One of them is located in Chicago - this is a commemorative bas-relief. And on the shore of Lake Michigan, the name “Vladimir Vysotsky” is carved on a large stone.

The material was used fragments of articles from different editions: izvestia.ru, maxpark.com, pomnim-lyubim.ru, svoboda.org.

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