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ВЛАДИМИР ВЫСОЦКИЙ (VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY)
Peace To Your Home
1988 · USSR · МЕЛОДИЯ (MELODIYA) · Vinyl, LP, Album
Мир Вашему Дому (Peace to Your Home) is a studio compilation LP drawn from Vladimir Vysotsky's recorded catalogue, issued by Melodiya as part of the Soviet state label's gradual, cautious effort to bring his work into official circulation.
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