Monument to V. Vysotsky

The first monument in honor of the 60th anniversary of the poet, musician and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was opened in Mariupol near the Communication House on January 20, 1998. The authors of the monument are Y.V. Kharabet and Y. I. Baldin. It was the first monument to Vysotsky erected in Ukraine and neighboring countries. A round bronze medallion with Vysotsky’s bas-relief hung on the monument, a stylized depiction of a theater curtain, a sword (a hint of one of the most prominent roles of Vysotsky – Prince Hamlet), a wolf and two horse muzzles (popular songs “Hunting on wolves “And” Horses fastidious “). In 2003, the monument was demolished and replaced with another one, where Vysotsky was depicted as Gleb Zheglov from the feature film” The meeting place cannot be changed. ” The opening was timed to the 65th anniversary of Vysotsky and planned on January 25 , but then it was moved to February 7. A new sculpture was made by young Mariupol sculptors Vladimir and Igor Zhigulin from a synthetic compound.nAfter the opening of the new monument to Vysotsky and the reinstallation of the old stella to another place, Mariupol became the only city in the world where two monuments to this outstanding poet were installed at once.