Monument to Vysotsky in different countries

More than one generation has grown on the work of Vladimir Vysotsky. His lyrics take for soul, and music perfectly transfers any mood from sorrow to joy. It is not surprising that after the death of a great man the monument to Vysotsky was erected at the Vagankovskoye cemetery in Moscow, but it is by no means the only sculpture dedicated to a poet, bard and actor. More than 20 sculptures and commemorative plaques were installed in the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as Montenegro, Poland, Bulgaria and the United States.

Monuments in Russia

In 1988, a monument to Vysotsky was opened in the inner courtyard of the Taganka Theater (the work of sculptor Gennady Raspopov). Vladimir Vysotsky stands, bracing himself for one hand, near the sword, which is just above 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 opened. The sculptor portrayed him with his face turned to the sky and his hands, divorced in different directions. Behind him is an acoustic guitar, but there is no belt on which it holds. There is this monument to Vysotsky (photo below) on Strastnoy Boulevard, almost always near the pedestal lie flowers.

But not only in Moscow there is a monument to Vysotsky. Where is the monument besides the capital? Geography is very extensive:

• Bust Vysotsky installed in Barnaul in 2004.
• A joint monument to Vysotsky and his wife Marina Vlady was installed in Yekaterinburg in 2006.
• In the village of Benevskoye in Primorsky Krai a small monument was erected on the initiative and at the expense of the pensioner I. Lychko.
• In 2013 the 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 of Russia.

And in the far abroad

Vladimir Vysotsky was popular not only in the Soviet Union, but also in the countries of the socialist camp. Practically in any locality abroad, where he was with tours, there is a street of his name, a monument or a plaque.

The largest monument is the statue in Podgorica (formerly Titograd, Montenegro). Vladimir Semyonovich visited there twice: filming in the film "The Only Road" in 1974, and a year later as part of the Taganka tour company. Five-meter composition of bronze appeared on the coast of Mora in 2004-m. The opening was attended by Vysotsky's son and representatives of the Moscow administration, who on behalf of Russia presented a monument to the capital of Montenegro.

Monuments to Vysotsky in Ukraine

In the Ukrainian capital on April 14, 2009, the monument to Zheglov and Sharapov was installed near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Earlier, in 1998, the monument was installed in Mariupol. In memory of the popularly beloved poet the statues are set in Melitopol (Zaporozhye region) and in Odessa. 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 deceased husband (a monument on Taganka).