Mikhail Bulgakov

Also known as Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov, Mikhail A. Bulgakov, Michael Bulgakov, Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov

Russian author (1891–1940)

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Mikhail Bulgakov was a novelist, playwright, physician, and satirist who worked in the Soviet Union. His literary career spanned from 1919 to 1940. He was educated at Bogomolets National Medical University and served in the Ukrainian People's Army and the Armed Forces of South Russia. He was also a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

His notable works include The Master and Margarita, The Heart of a Dog, and The White Guard. His writing genres encompassed satire, supernatural fiction, and science fiction. Bulgakov was born in Kyiv in 1891 and died in Moscow in 1940. He resided in Kyiv, Moscow, Kamianets-Podilskyi, and Chernivtsi. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.

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Born: 1891
Died: 1940
Works: 0

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Master i Margarita

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Kiev, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]

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…

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Bulgakov. This World is Mine! — Himself2023
Legends of Cinema — Self (archive footage)2016
Battle of the Psychics — Self (Archive Footage)2007

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Official website

Михаил Булгаков - Булгаковская Энциклопедия - Рукописи не горят!

Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков. Булгаковская энциклопедия в электронном варианте. Здесь вы найдете разгадки многих тайн булгаковской биографии и произведений, узнаете о прототипах полюбившихся персонажей, прочтете замысловатые шифры Мастера и Маргариты, Белой гвардии, Собачьего сердца, Роковых яиц, Бега. Здесь разрушаются мифы, созданные вокруг имени Булгакова, и исследуются мифы, сотворенные самим писателем.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Mikhail
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Kyiv
Place of death: Moscow
Spouse: Elena Sergeevna Bulgakova
Father: Afanasiy Bulgakov
Occupation: prose writer
Educated at: Bogomolets National Medical University
Languages spoken: Russian
Religion: Eastern Orthodoxy
Notable work: The Heart of a Dog
Movement: prose
Military branch: Armed Forces of South Russia
Official website: bulgakov.ru
Image: Михаил-Булгаков.jpg
Work location: Soviet Union
Residence: Vyazma

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place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery
Commons category: Mikhail Bulgakov
date of birth: 1891-05-15
date of death: 1940-03-10
topic's main category: Category:Mikhail Bulgakov
cause of death: kidney failure
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков
Commons Creator page: Mikhail Bulgakov
start of work period: 1919-00-00
end of work period: 1940-00-00
name in native language: Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков
member of: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
ethnic group: Russians
writing language: Russian
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Encyclopedic overview

Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (/bʊlˈɡɑːkɒf/ buul-GAH-kof; Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪdʑ bʊlˈɡakəf] 15 May [O.S. 3 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 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.

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