Asteroid VladVysotsky RE: [SEELANGS] In defense of Vysotsky

[Bernard Besserglik]

Молодец!

And credit where it's due. The astronomer who discovered and named the  
asteroid that bears Victor Jara's name was a Russian: Nikolai  
Stepanovich Chernykh. He did so on September 22, 1973, a few days  
after Jara's death at the hands of the Chilean junta.
Also according to Wikipedia, the Russian bard Alexander Gradsky in  
1985 wrote a rock opera devoted to Jara called Стадион, recounting the  
circumstances of Jara's death.
And returning to the "American analog" theme. Phil Ochs - who had met  
Jara during a visit to South America - organised a memorial concert  
for him in 1974. Among those who performed in his honour were Bob  
Dylan, Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie.

Bernard






On Feb 12, 2014, at 15:49, Lana Soglasnova wrote:

> Владвысоцкий (лат. Vladvysotskij) — астероид главного пояса, который  
> был открыт 22 августа 1974 года советской женщиной-астрономом  
> Людмилой Журавлёвой и назван в честь поэта и актёра Владимира  
> Высоцкого[1].
> http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%282374%29_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9
>
> Lana
>
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures  
> list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bernard Besserglik
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:00 AM
> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] In defense of Vysotsky
>
> >>>
> One whom that wind swept away was Victor Jara, while another who  
> chose to devote his considerable talents to an unpopular cause he  
> believed in while remaining indifferent to considerations of  
> personal wellbeing was Woody Guthrie. Both names have become the  
> stuff of legend, and the former has an asteroid named after him.  
> Beat that, Vlady!
>
> Bernard
>
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