Analogs of Vysotsky

[Sentinel76 Astrakhan]

All comparison is conditional.  Everybody is shaped by and should be viewed within the appropriate historic / situational context.  Nevertheless comparisons are made routinely, be it Pushkin vs. Byron, Wilde vs. Chekhov, Thatcher vs. Reagan, or Fedorov vs. Trottier.

Vysotsky's role and impact can very much be compared to other singer-songwriters, who also happen to be vital cultural figures.

Vadim

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From: "Fusso, Susanne" <sfusso at WESLEYAN.EDU>
Sent: February 8, 2014 9:28 AM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Analogs of Vysotsky

You are comparing apples and oranges.  Vysotsky's role was conditioned by the nature of the society in which he operated.

Susanne Fusso
Professor of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Wesleyan University
262 High Street
Middletown, CT  06459
860-685-3123

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