The image of V. S. Vysotsky in V. I. Novikov's book "Vysotsky"

The article examines the image of V. Vysotsky in the reception of the literary critic V. I. Novikov. The study reveals the main features inherent to the Russian poet Vladimir Vysotsky. It is concluded that the poet is a rather multifaceted personality, whose poetry is difficult to understand at the first reading.