Mikhail Bulgakov
Known for: Writing
Born: May 14, 1891 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine] - Died: March 9, 1940
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (/bʊlˈɡɑːkɒf/ buul-GAH-kof; Russian: Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪdʑ bʊlˈɡakəf] 15 May 1891 – 10 March 1940) was a Russian and Soviet novelist and playwright. His novel The Master and Margarita, published posthumously, has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century. He also wrote the novel The White Guard and the plays Ivan Vasilievich, Flight (also called The Run), and The Days of the Turbins. Some of his works (Flight, all his works between 1922 and 1926, and others) were banned by the Soviet government, and personally by Joseph Stalin, after it was decided by them that they "glorified emigration and White generals". On the other hand, Stalin loved Bulgakov's dramatization of The White Guard, anodynely renamed The Days of the Turbins. The Soviet leader reportedly attended the play at least 15 times, even calling a theater to personally demand its production after the playwright's fall from favor. Despite Stalin's intercession in this and other matters Bulgakov was only briefly successful during his lifetime. After his death, especially once the publication of The Master and Margarita had been accomplished in 1966-67, his work was reassessed. He is now widely regarded as one of the great Russian authors of the 20th century.
Known for
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Bulgakov. This World is Mine!
Himself
Battle of the Psychics
Self (Archive Footage)
Legends of Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Heart of a Dog
Novel
No Such Thing As New
Book
The Fatal Eggs
Novel
The Master and Margarita
Novel
The Flight
Novel
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Theatre Play
The Master and Margarita
Novel
Dni Turbinovcov
Theatre Play
Red Island
Novel
Days of the Turbins
Theatre Play
The Master and Margarita
Novel
Heart of a Dog
Novel
Molière
Theatre Play
Pilate and Others
Novel
The Cabal of Hypocrites
Author
Theatrical Romance
Novel
The Master and Margarita
Novel
Zoyka's Apartment
Author
Moliere (The Cabal of Saints)
Novel
A. P.
Author
Pilát Pontský onoho dne
Novel