Vladimir Vysotsky - nationality, parents, place of birth?
Great-grandfather Shliom worked as a Russian teacher, 4 children were brought up in his family. At the end of the 19th century, the family moved to the small town of Vysokoe - according to some sources, it was the name of this town that played a key role in the celebrity's surname. But there are no facts that can prove this theory.
1941. Volodya Vysotsky "with a bear" in Moscow in the early days of the war. Photo end of June
Vysotsky's maternal grandfather moved to Moscow from the Tula province. It is known that he worked as a doorman in several hotels in the capital. When he got married, his chosen one gave him 5 children, one of which is the mother of the future great bard.
Vladimir Vysotsky's paternal grandfather was Jewish by nationality, and the family spoke Yiddish at home. He had three higher educations and spoke three languages. Due to persecution in the Russian Empire, he changed his first and last name to Russians. So he turned from Wolf Shliomovich into Vladimir Vysotsky. Grandmother's name before marriage was Dora Bronstein, she also changed her name and converted to Orthodoxy. Despite the fact that my grandmother worked all her life as a nurse and beautician, she was a great theatergoer and the main support of her grandson - she was pleased with her relative's desire for art. In the later years of her life, she was a real fan of the songs of Vladimir Semyonovich.
The father of Vladimir Vysotsky in Soviet times was already far from religion and moved away from his own culture.
Vladimir with his parents
Interestingly, one of the singer's sons, Arkady, married a Jewish woman. After the divorce, his wife took the children from him and she currently resides in the United States with the children. The granddaughter of Vladimir Vysotsky, Natalya, became deeply religious and married according to the Jewish rite.
Who did Vladimir Vysotsky perceive himself to be?
Vladimir Vysotsky and Marina Vladimir on vacation in Pitsunda
Despite his pedigree, the singer was better than others in expressing the Russian soul and the character of the Soviet era in his songs. Thanks to his talent, he became a legend, icon and history of the Soviet Union.