Vladimir Vysotsky today remains the idol of millions, despite the fact that more than 30 years have passed since his death. His roles in cinema and theater, as well as music and poetry, have left an indelible mark on the memory of the Russian people.
Vladimir's parents did not live together for long, only 5 years. Perhaps this can explain the feeling of constant attention deficit, both in childhood and in adulthood.
Already from the age of 9, Vysotsky felt for himself what occupied post-war Germany was like, where they lived with his father and his new wife. He had a very good relationship with his stepmother, thanks to her, already in Moscow, he got into the company of urban youth. It was here that Vysotsky was greatly influenced by thug romance, courtyard songs with a guitar all night, songs about Murka and Kolyma. Since that time, he has not been apart from the guitar for a day.
The beginning of a career path
In the 10th grade, Vladimir enrolled in an art circle, but then he did not yet have a serious intention to become an actor. After graduating from school, the future idol of millions went to study at a civil engineering institute. Six months later, he abandoned his studies. Working on the next drawings, Vysotsky suddenly realized that next year he would enter the theater. And the very next year, Vladimir Semenovich was enrolled as a student at the Studio School at the Moscow Art Theater.
The beginning of a new life
At the beginning of his studies, Vladimir met his first wife, Iza Zhukova. Two years after this event, his performance was shown on television for the first time. He got a small role in the film "Peers".
Thanks to the famous composer Bulat Okudzhava, the aspiring actor began to think about author's songs. The first composition, entitled "A Song of Love and Lies", was dedicated to him.
The beginning of Vysotsky's creative activity is an ordinary "courtyard romance", which he himself did not even take seriously. Only in 1965 did the famous "Submarine" appear.
The final place of work in the theater Vladimir Vysotsky found in 1964, he was accepted by the Taganka Theater. The casting, which was conducted by Yuri Lyubimov, dragged on for half an hour. And then both young men realized how much the artist suits this theater. Vysotsky became Lyubimov's favorite, which is why his colleagues often disliked him.
In parallel, the actor's life was both theater and cinema. On the set of the next picture, Vladimir met his second wife, Lyudmila Abramova. During this period of his life, he wrote songs under a pseudonym, they scattered all over Moscow, but in the cinema he was not so lucky as with music. His career was not very successful, which led him to a serious illness - alcoholism.
Career takeoff and new love
In 1967 the picture "Vertical" was released on the screens, which brought great fame to Vysotsky. In the same year, his third wife, Marina Vlady, appeared in the life of the actor. It was she who introduced him to many European celebrities and thanks to her they learned about him in the West. In the Taganka Theater, the actor got only the best roles. But periods of ups were interspersed with weeks of drunkenness. Vysotsky often ended up in intensive care due to such strenuous activity in combination with alcohol. Despite this, when Vladimir Vysotsky passed away, in 1980, all of Moscow came to the funeral.
