More than one generation has grown up on the work of Vladimir Vysotsky. His texts are taken for the soul, and music perfectly conveys any mood from sadness to joy. It is not surprising that after the death of the great man, the 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 memorial plaques are 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 opened in the courtyard of the Taganka Theater (the work of sculptor Gennady Raspopov). Vladimir Vysotsky stands, having acquired himself by one hand, near the sword, which is slightly higher than his height. Some call the sculptural composition a monument to Hamlet Taganka, 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 hands spread apart in different directions. An acoustic guitar hangs behind, but there is no belt on which it rests. This monument is located Vysotsky (photo below) on Strastnoy Boulevard, almost always there are flowers at the pedestal.
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.
- A joint monument to Vysotsky and his wife Marina Vladi 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 a pensioner I. Lychko.
- In 2013, a sculpture by Vladimir Semenovich playing the guitar was installed in Vladivostok.
- Monuments to Vysotsky are in Voronezh, Volgodonsk, in the Krasnodar Territory, Kaliningrad, Rostov-on-Don, and many other cities and villages of Russia.
And in far abroad
Vladimir Vysotsky was popular not only in the Soviet Union, but also in the countries of the socialist camp. In almost any locality abroad, where he was on tour, there is a street named after him, a monument or a memorial plaque.
The most large-scale monument can be called a statue in Podgorica (formerly Titograd, Montenegro). Vladimir Semenovich visited there twice: starring in the film "The Only Road" in 1974, and a year later as part of the Taganka touring company. A five-meter bronze composition appeared on the banks of Morachi in 2004. The opening was attended by the son of Vysotsky and representatives of the Moscow administration, who on behalf of Russia presented the monument to the capital of Montenegro.
Monuments to Vysotsky in Ukraine
In the Ukrainian capital 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, sculptures are installed in Melitopol (Zaporizhzhya region) and in Odessa. At the opening of the monument in Kharkov was attended by the son of Vysotsky Nikita. It is noteworthy that Vysotsky’s wife was once at the opening of the monument to her late husband (a monument on Taganka).