Этот уникальный альбом был подготовлен к 85‑летию выдающегося барда, поэта и актера Владимира Высоцкого. В издание, которое полностью охватывает всю его жизнь, начиная с 1938 по 1980 год, вошло более шестисот фотографий, документов, воспоминаний родных и близких, коллег по театральной сцене и съемочной площадке, автографов стихов и песен самого Высоцкого, многие из которых публикуются впервые.
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (Russian: Владимир Семёнович Высоцкий) was a Soviet singer, songwriter, poet, and actor whose career had an immense and enduring effect on Russian culture. He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which featured social and political commentary in often humorous street jargon. He was also a prominent stage and screen actor. Though his work was largely ignored by the official Soviet cultural establishment, he achieved remarkable fame during his lifetime, and to this day exerts significant influence on many of Russia's popular musicians and actors who wish to emulate his iconic status.