Vysotsky, Empathy and Self-Esteem

In a song called "Ships," the Soviet Union's greatest songwriter Vladimir Vysotsky stated, "I have no trust in fate, in myself even less faith." This statement poses a profound challenge to much contemporary thought in psychology.According to contemporary psychology,...

We are turning the Earth

by Vladimir Vysotsky, translated from Russian by Ilya Shambat From the border we once had been turning Earth back -That was so at first, no denying.But our colonel turned it again in its track,Pushing with his foot off Ural mountains. At long last we were given the order:...