Fiction & Literature

The Master and Margarita "Master i Margarita"

Mikhail Bulgakov; Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (translators)

Fantastic novel linking a demonic visit to Moscow with a narrative about Jesus and Pilate.

Subject matter

Satan; religion; censorship; Pontius Pilate; satire

Culture / tradition

Russia; Soviet literature

Publication / composition

First published 1966–1967

Edition publication year

2016

Historical figures

Not specified

Historical timeframe

Modern Era (1800 CE–Present) · 1930 CE – 1939 CE

Fictional main Moscow setting; also first-century Jerusalem.