Early Years
Vizbor's father was a commander in the Red Army of Lithuanian descent. His family name was originally Vizbaras. His mother was an ethnic Ukrainian from Krasnodar. In 1937 his father fell victim to Stalin's purges. In 1941 Yuri and his mother moved to Siberia. This period influenced the artist's distaste for politics and his fascination with wilderness.
In 1951, he graduated from high school and was accepted at the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. It was here that he wrote his first song, entitled "Madagascar".
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