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Vladimir Vysotsky

1938 - 1980

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Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (25 January 1938 – 25 July 1980) was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture. He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which featured social and political commentary in often-humorous street jargon. He was also a prominent stage- and screen-actor. Though the official Soviet cultural establishment largely ignored his work, he was remarkably popular during his lifetime and has exerted significant influence on many of Russia's musicians and actors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Vysotsky is the 481st most popular writer (down from 427th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Russian Writer.

Vladimir Vysotsky is a Russian poet, singer, and actor. He is most famous for his songs and poems.

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Among writers, Vladimir Vysotsky ranks 481 out of 7,302. Before him are André Maurois, Karl Barth, Ken Follett, Savitribai Phule, France Prešeren, and Milena Jesenská. After him are Edward Said, Comte de Lautréamont, José Martí, René Guénon, Romain Gary, and Joris-Karl Huysmans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Vladimir Vysotsky ranks 29. Before him are J. J. Cale, Bob Kahn, Tomas Lindahl, Giuliano Gemma, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Paul Verhoeven. After him are Mireille Darc, Jim Simons, Heinz Fischer, Frederick Forsyth, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and Kurt Wüthrich. Among people deceased in 1980, Vladimir Vysotsky ranks 20. Before him are Colonel Sanders, Henry Miller, Joe Dassin, Alexei Kosygin, William Howard Stein, and Gianni Rodari. After him are Tamara de Lempicka, Romain Gary, Marshall McLuhan, Marcelo Caetano, Peter Sellers, and Alexander Oparin.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Vysotsky ranks 152 out of 3,761. Before him are Dmitry Donskoy (1350), Yemelyan Pugachev (1742), Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (1897), Alexander Glazunov (1865), Vasili III of Russia (1479), and Alla Pugacheva (1949). After him are Anna Pavlovna of Russia (1795), Ivan Bunin (1870), Feodor II of Russia (1589), Christian Goldbach (1690), Raisa Gorbacheva (1932), and Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Vladimir Vysotsky ranks 19. Before him are Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861), Svetlana Alliluyeva (1926), Mikhail Lermontov (1814), Mikhail Sholokhov (1905), Joseph Brodsky (1940), and Sergei Yesenin (1895). After him are Ivan Bunin (1870), Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884), Ivan Goncharov (1812), Alexander Herzen (1812), Ivan Krylov (1769), and Marina Tsvetaeva (1892).

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