After the death of the poet, relatives learned about his condition.
Vladimir Vysotsky enjoyed incredible popularity in the Soviet Union. Despite being constantly “banned”, the Bard’s songs were spread by word of mouth. And illegal concerts regularly replenished the artist’s wallet.
When the musician was allowed to travel abroad, his fortune multiplied. Only for a series of concerts in Canada, the artist received 32 thousand dollars – a fantastic amount for those times, Culturology recalls.
The actor is used to living on a grand scale: constant meetings with friends, expensive gifts, addiction to illegal substances and regular rehabilitation in recent years. A lot of money was needed for all this. He bought good expensive things and immediately gave them away to acquaintances and friends.
Many people know about the actor’s legendary Mercedes, but few people remember about seven other cars. They were all sold to pay off huge debts that were discovered after the actor’s death.
The only apartment was turned into a museum of Vladimir Vysotsky, many things were taken by friends as a souvenir, so the relatives did not see the huge inheritance.
Photo source: Still from The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
Author: Sergey Vodyanitsky
Source: Popcorn News
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