The Two Vladimirs: Mayakovsky and Vysotsky — A Live Guitar Concert by Vadim Astrakhan

Vadim Astrakhan is a performer and translator living in New Jersey.

For the first Vladimir, he recites a masterpiece of Russian poetry written by Vladimir Mayakovsky, "A Cloud in Pants," as a videopoem in Russian and English with unique illustrative visuals and subtitles.

For the second Vladimir, he performs songs by Vladimir Vysotsky, Russia’s premier singer/songwriter/poet of the 20th Century, translated into English and performed to modern music. 

David Brokaw

Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies

480-965-4188

melikiancenter@asu.edu

https://melikian.asu.edu