Images in V. S. Vysotsky’s Songs about the War

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the military theme in the works of V. S. Vysotsky. The military theme is revealed through images, namely through their identification and interpretation. This approach allows us to reveal the specifics of the poet’s interpretation of war. The relevance of the work lies in the fact that the issue at this stage is poorly understood. The author analyzes images of fire, earth, death, the grave, the cross, and the sky-often encountered images-proving that they are the components of the image of war in the military songs of V. S. Vysotsky. The purpose of the article is to identify the specifics of the disclosure of the military theme in the poet’s work.