Complex sentence: Aleksej Vladimirovich Vysotsky ("Алексе́й Владимирович Высоцкий") (18 July 1919 in Kiev--28 October 1977 in Moscow) was a Soviet Union journalist and author, as well as a hero of World War II who attained the rank of Colonel.
Split into simpler sentences: Aleksej Vladimirovich Vysotsky ("Алексе́й Владимирович Высоцкий") was born 18 July 1919 in Kiev and died 28 October 1977 in Moscow. He was a Soviet Union journalist and author, as well as a hero of World War II who attained the rank of Colonel.