Hunting for Wolves

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"Hunting for Wolves" is a famous song by Soviet bard and actor Vladimir Vysotsky, known for its powerful metaphorical lyrics and intense, driving delivery.

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instanceOf song
associatedWith Soviet bard tradition
Soviet underground music culture
composer Vladimir Vysotsky
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
creator Vladimir Vysotsky
distributionMethod magnitizdat recordings
featuresCharacter hunters
wolf
genre Russian chanson
author’s song
bard song
hasApproximateDateOfCreation 1960s
hasAudience Russian-speaking listeners
hasCensorshipHistory performed unofficially in the USSR
hasCulturalImpact cult status in Russian-speaking world
hasMetaphoricalContent yes
hasMusicalStyle driving rhythm
intense delivery
hasOriginalMedium live performance with guitar
hasReception considered one of Vysotsky’s most famous songs
hasRefrain emphasizes refusal to run in circles
hasSubject wolf hunt
hasTheme conformism and nonconformism
freedom
individual versus system
persecution
rebellion
hasTitleInRussian «Охота на волков»
includedIn various posthumous Vysotsky compilations
instrumentation acoustic guitar
voice
language Russian
lyricist Vladimir Vysotsky
metaphorFor lack of freedom
oppression
state persecution
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor intense, driving performance style
powerful metaphorical lyrics
partOfRepertoireOf Vladimir Vysotsky
performer Vladimir Vysotsky
workOf Vladimir Vysotsky

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Vladimir Vysotsky notableWork Hunting for Wolves