More than one generation has grown up on the work of Vladimir Vysotsky. His lyrics are taken to the soul, and the music perfectly conveys any mood from sadness to joy. It is not surprising that after the death of a great man, a monument to Vysotsky was erected at the Vagankovsky cemetery in Moscow, but this is far from the only statue dedicated to the poet, bard and actor. More than 20 sculptures and commemorative plaques have been installed in the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as Montenegro, Poland, Bulgaria and the USA.
Monuments in Russia
In 1988, a monument to Vysotsky was unveiled in the courtyard of the Taganka Theater (the work of sculptor Gennady Raspopov). Vladimir Vysotsky stands with his arm around himself, near the sword, which is slightly higher than his height. Some call the sculptural composition a monument to Taganka's Hamlet, remembering the role played by the artist.
Also in Moscow, on the fifteenth anniversary of the death of Vladimir Semenovich (1995), a monument to Vysotsky was unveiled. The sculptor depicted him with his face turned to the sky and his arms spread out in different directions. An acoustic guitar hangs behind his back, but there is no strap on which it is held. This monument to Vysotsky is located (photo below) on Strastnoy Boulevard, almost always there areflowers.
But not only in Moscow there is a monument to Vysotsky. Where is the monument located besides the capital? The geography is very extensive:
- The bust of Vysotsky was installed in Barnaul in 2004.
- The joint monument to Vysotsky and his wife Marina Vlady was erected in Yekaterinburg in 2006.
- In the village of Benevskoye in the Primorsky Territory, a small monument was erected on the initiative and at the expense of pensioner I. Lychko.
- In 2013, a sculpture of Vladimir Semenovich playing the guitar was installed in Vladivostok.
- There are monuments to Vysotsky in Voronezh, Volgodonsk, Krasnodar Territory, Kaliningrad, Rostov-on-Don, and many other cities and villages in Russia.
And far abroad
Vladimir Vysotsky was popular not only in the Soviet Union, but also in the countries of the socialist camp. In almost every locality abroad, where he was on tour, there is a street named after him, a monument or a memorial plaque.
The largest monument can be called a statue in Podgorica (formerly Titograd, Montenegro). Vladimir Semenovich visited there twice: filming in the film "The Only Road" in 1974, and a year later as part of the troupe of the touring Taganka. A five-meter bronze composition appeared on the banks of the Moraca in 2004. The opening was attended by Vysotsky's son and representatives of the Moscow administration, who presented the monument to the capital of Montenegro on behalf of Russia.
Monuments to Vysotsky in Ukraine
In Ukrainiancapital on April 14, 2009, a monument to Zheglov and Sharapov was erected near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Earlier, in 1998, the monument was erected in Mariupol. In memory of the popularly beloved poet, statues were installed in Melitopol (Zaporozhye region) and in Odessa. Vysotsky's son Nikita was present at the opening of the monument in Kharkov. It is noteworthy that Vysotsky's wife was once at the opening of a monument to her late husband (a monument on Taganka).
