VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY

Behind the myth

An episode from the series TOO YOUNG TO DIE

Synopsis

With his unique voice and highly poetic lyrics, this singer, songwriter, and poet became the “voice of Russia” for many, and his marriage to French actress Marina Vlady gained him international fame.

But Vysotsky was a sharp critic of the system. He lived a restless life, racing through Moscow in his Mercedes, wearing hippie clothes, smoking all the time, often drunk and taking drugs.