October 30, 2004 - Vysotsky monument in Podgorica On October 30, 2004, in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica, a monument to the poet Vladimir Vysotsky was unveiled by the sculptor Aleksandr Tertynov. It is located on the banks of the Muraka River, between two bridges - Millennium and Moskovsky. The singer's son, Nikita Vysotsky, participated in the memorial opening ceremony. In addition to him, representatives of the Moscow authorities (the monument, in fact, became a Russian gift) and the mayor of Podgorica at the time, Miomer Mogosha, also arrived. The bronze figure of the poet, five meters high, is mounted on a granite plinth. Vysotsky is depicted barefoot, with a guitar, a small skull placed at its base (a reminder of the role of Hamlet), and on the plinth are carved lines from his poem in Russian and Serbian. At that time, Montenegro was still in the same country as Serbia, although this union country had already abandoned the name "Yugoslavia", which so upset the Western countries. 1 9 7 4 The monument to Vysotsky appeared there not out of the "clear sky" - the bard loved Montenegro very much, he came there twice in the mid-70s. The first time was in 1974 for the filming of the joint Soviet-Yugoslav film "The Only Way". A year later, in 1975, he returned with a tour of the Taganka Theater - then the capital of Montenegro was called Titograd. There are poems that Vysotsky dedicated to Montenegro, and there are his photographs against the background of the local mountains and the sea, in particular, near Budva. Balkanist.

October 30, 2004 - Vysotsky monument in Podgorica On October 30, 2004, in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica, a monument to the poet Vladimir Vysotsky was unveiled by the sculptor Aleksandr Tertynov. It is located on the banks of the Muraka River, between two bridges - Millennium and Moskovsky. The singer's son, Nikita Vysotsky, participated in the memorial opening ceremony. In addition to him, representatives of the Moscow authorities (the monument, in fact, became a Russian gift) and the mayor of Podgorica at the time, Miomer Mogosha, also arrived. The bronze figure of the poet, five meters high, is mounted on a granite plinth. Vysotsky is depicted barefoot, with a guitar, a small skull placed at its base (a reminder of the role of Hamlet), and on the plinth are carved lines from his poem in Russian and Serbian. At that time, Montenegro was still in the same country as Serbia, although this union country had already abandoned the name "Yugoslavia", which so upset the Western countries. 1 9 7 4 The monument to Vysotsky appeared there not out of the "clear sky" - the bard loved Montenegro very much, he came there twice in the mid-70s. The first time was in 1974 for the filming of the joint Soviet-Yugoslav film "The Only Way". A year later, in 1975, he returned with a tour of the Taganka Theater - then the capital of Montenegro was called Titograd. There are poems that Vysotsky dedicated to Montenegro, and there are his photographs against the background of the local mountains and the sea, in particular, near Budva. Balkanist.