Vladimir Vysotsky (Владимир Высоцкий) (Moscow, January 25 1938 - Moscow, July 25 1980) was a Russian singer, actor, poet, and writer.
Links http://www.kulichki.com/vv/eng/ - The official site of V.Vysotsky foundation (English language). http://www.kulichki.com/vv/ - The official site of V.Vysotsky foundation(Russian language). http://www.vladimir-vysotsky.de/ - Vladimir Vysotsky - voice of a silent nations (German language). http://www.interlog.com/~eugeniav/vysotsky.html - a private site with own translation from Russian to English.