Comments on: Vladimir Vysotsky Turns 70

By: Matthias

Matthias — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:27:59 +0000

Great article and some luck you had.
I`m searching for the Vysotsky-LP which contains “White Waltz” (in english here, in Russian on the record). Is there anybody who knows it? Thanks.

Greatings from Germany.

By: Chrisius Maximus

Chrisius Maximus — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:13:50 +0000

I’m so depressed:

умер Егор Летов
19 февраля 2008 года умер Егор Летов.

Умер дома, в Омске. Когда никто не ждал и не мог о таком помыслить. В последний раз в жизни сломав все стереотипы.

Умер во сне от остановки сердца. И название последнего альбома “Зачем снятся сны” приобрело пророческий оттенок.

Умер тот, кто своими песнями был с нами и в радости и в горе. Чье творчество сопровождало нас по жизни. Стало родным и близким. Стало частью каждого из нас.

Умер, оставив нам свое творчество. Которое не умрет никогда.

Вечная память, Егор, вечная память.

By: Kolya

Kolya — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:30:10 +0000

Hey, Russophile! I forgot to mention that Nalitch’s “Gitar” is quite a hoot as well a catchy tune. In this case I don’t even mind that the song is in English. And I love his Yaguar.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AOzkN8dHnjk

By: Russophile

Russophile — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:07:18 +0000

Tim, When you listen to some of his songs I am certain that you will recognize them. If not the songs, you will recognize the voice. Here are a few at You Tube: One, Two, Three.

By: Xin

Xin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:12:37 +0000

Тимур Шаов may be one “new” bard.

http://www.shaov.ru/

By: Tim Newman

Tim Newman — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:43:37 +0000

Funny, first I heard of Vyotsky was this last week when I was reading Martin Cruz Smith’s Polar Star for the second time. He cites a few of his songs in the book. I’m not sure if I’ve heard his songs, I’ll have to dig a few up and have a listen.

One bard who a Russian friend of mine enjoys listening to is Mikhail Kruk. I’ve heard a few people singing his stuff on karaoke.

By: Russophile

Russophile — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:52:53 +0000

This is the only modern bard I can think of right now…

By: Kolya

Kolya — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:56:34 +0000

Thanks, Svet. I was unclear in my comment. I was wondering about younger bards. Well, not necessarily young, but vocalists that came into the scene fairly recently–during the last ten years or so.

By: Seesaw

Seesaw — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:26:37 +0000

He was simply great!

By: Kyle & Svet

Kyle & Svet — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:07:39 +0000

To Kolya:

Bards are very popular among Russian intelligent/intellectuals. Bard’s songs are songs what you can sing sitting by the fire and you don’t need any musical instrument but a guitar. Bard’s songs is not too difficult tune but very deep words.

Here are some names of my favorite bards: Okudzhava, Visbor, Klyachkin, Egorov, Nikitin, Dolsky, Scherbakov and of course Vysotsky and Galich.

Really, there are much more of them but these are first whom I remember. Bard’s songs that is like movies “not for all” – There is some people in Russia who like just this kind of songs and I am this way .

Svet