The Master and Margarita

We have not heard anything from Alexander Morozov, the fervent opponent of Bulgakov, for a while now, but that does not detract from the fact that more people regret and fight the presence of the Bulgakov House and the Museum M.A. Bulgakov in Bolshaya Sadovaya number 10. On January 4, 2017, director Anna Yurtaeva presented her documentary Булгаковщина [Bulgakovishchina] or Bulgakovesque, in which she sketches a picture of the opponents of Bulgakov, and of which you can view the trailer here.

Yurtaeva commented her documentary as follows: «For half a century the house #10 in Bolshaya Sadovaya St. is full of fans from all over the world. However not everyone is happy about such neighbourhood. Some characters from Bulgakov`s works are still living there. And all what the author wrote about will happen again...»

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In this section are explained, per chapter, all typical notions, names of people and places, quotations and expressions from the novel with a description of the political, social, economical and cultural context.

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• Time span
• Genesis of the novel
• Themes, style and form
• Interpretations
• Sequels of the novel
• Opponents of the novel

The opponents of Bulgakov