The book is dedicated to the short but bright life of Vladimir Vysotsky. Legend and reality, truth and fiction, past and present - everything intertwined in this book. The author talks about the life and work of an actor, singer, poet, based on the well-known facts of his biography, memories of his relatives, relatives, colleagues and friends. For the first time before the readers, a book summarizing everything previously written about V. S. Vysotsky and sometimes shedding unexpected light on this extraordinary personality.