Mikhail Bulgakov
1891–1940 · Russian/Ukrainian (Kiev) · Soviet Union
Known for: Wrote The Master and Margarita — the greatest novel about the Devil visiting Moscow that Stalin's censors couldn't kill
Bulgakov's masterpiece The Master and Margarita — completed on his deathbed, published 26 years after his death — is a wildly inventive satire about the Devil visiting Soviet Moscow. It's one of the 20th century's greatest novels, combining dark comedy, political allegory, and a retelling of Pontius Pilate's encounter with Jesus.
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