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Мастер и Маргарита (The Master and Margarita) - Mikhail Bulgakov, written between 1928 and 1940.

submitted by we_kill_creativity to books 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 11:16:06 ago (+5/-0)     (books)

I think most here would find this book particularly interesting at this time considering it's setting, themes, and ultimate message: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_and_Margarita

From wiki:

The Master and Margarita (Russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version, with several chapters cut by editors, was published in Moscow magazine in 1966–1967, after the writer's death, by his widow. The manuscript was not published as a book until 1967, in Paris. A samizdat version circulated that included parts cut out by official censors, and these were incorporated in a 1969 version published in Frankfurt. The novel has since been published in several languages and editions.

The story concerns a visit by the devil and his entourage to the officially atheistic Soviet Union. The devil, manifested as one Professor Woland, challenges the Soviet citizen's beliefs towards religion and condemns their behavior throughout the book. The Master and Margarita combines supernatural elements with satirical dark comedy and Christian philosophy, defying categorization within a single genre. Many critics consider it to be one of the best novels of the 20th century, as well as the foremost of Soviet satires.


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[ - ] Bonanza 1 point 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 13:45:30 ago (+1/-0)

Just as an aside, The Master and the Margarita served as a diect inspiration for the Rolling Stones song 'Sympathy for the Devil'. Mick Jagger wrote the song after reading the book.

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 1 point 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 11:34:10 ago (+1/-0)

I have not finished reading that one, but I've read a couple of other books by Bulgakov. There was an extremely well produced TV series version of "The Master and Margarita".

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403783/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_2

You can find a DVD rip and subtitles in the usual places. It's eight hours, but well worth your time.

[ - ] we_kill_creativity [op] 1 point 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 12:40:53 ago (+1/-0)

I may or may not watch that soon, only because I'm attempting to read the book in Russian before I watch any of the visual media adaptations of it.

The basic premise of the story almost fascinates me enough, though. It was suggested to me when I asked a very close Russian friend to suggest any material related to Russian mysticism/esotericism, thinking, obviously, in terms of non-fiction. I'm very glad this is what was suggested to me. Russia, it turns out, is a very fascinating people.

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 0 points 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 13:09:59 ago (+0/-0)

I definitely understand. I'm not fluent in any language other than English, but if I were, and if I were going to read, say "100 Years of Solitude", I would definitely want to read it in Spanish, the language it was written in.

I'm attempting to read the book in Russian before I watch any of the visual media adaptations of it.

I agree, that's always better. The TV adaptation will always be there when you want to see it.

[ - ] Conspirologist -1 points 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 11:24:41 ago (+1/-2)

Good post, bro. I've read the book and it's great. Also all Bulgakov's books are great. I wonder why the Jews didn't ban his books in USSR.

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 3 points 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 11:30:36 ago (+3/-0)

Bulgakov did have his troubles with the jews. "The Master and Margarita" is partly about his own experience burning a previous draft of the book for fear of being sent to the gulag. Other things he wrote, such as his appreciation and biography of Moliere, were inoffensive.

[ - ] Conspirologist -1 points 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 11:36:24 ago (+1/-2)*

He also wrote a book about Ukrainian nationalists fighting Russians, that explains what is going on now. It's called The White Guard (1927). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Guard

[ - ] we_kill_creativity [op] 1 point 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 12:49:47 ago (+1/-0)

Thank you for pointing out that book. I will need to take a closer look at it soon. It's interesting that you have such a familiarity with an otherwise obscure author in the West. Are you Eastern European?

Your English is nearly, but not quite, perfect. You make some subtle, but obvious to me, mistakes that many of my Eastern European friends make.

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 1 point 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 13:12:55 ago (+1/-0)

Some of us think he's a shared account, and I believe one of the posters of that account is French Canadian.

[ - ] Conspirologist -2 points 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 14:16:59 ago (+0/-2)

Who is US, JEW shill? Why do you like pedo writers? What about fuck you?

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 0 points 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 18:30:14 ago (+0/-0)

"Us" means other Voat users here I've seen who believe the same thing. I'm not the only one who thinks so, and you can do a search for it if you don't believe me. Here's one to get you started.

https://www.voat.xyz/viewpost?postid=645fc077d8fc0

Title was "TIL The most rich man in Iran was Jewish", and everyone enjoyed the bad English usage. I commented with this: " The one who's managing his account today is French Canadian. In French it would be 'l'homme le plus riche'."

Why do you like pedo writers?

Do you mean Nabokov? I thought "Lolita" was deviant and depraved, and Nabokov thought his protagonist Humbert Humbert was despicable. It was also one of his weakest novels.

You're an obvious troll.

[ - ] Conspirologist -2 points 11 monthsMay 15, 2023 11:23:06 ago (+0/-2)

You must be a real idiot, or a Jewish shill.

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 1 point 11 monthsMay 15, 2023 12:35:11 ago (+1/-0)

I'm not the one who confused Bulgakov with Nabokov. Don't try to blame it on "dyslexia". It was a mistake.

[ - ] Conspirologist -2 points 11 monthsMay 15, 2023 13:22:08 ago (+0/-2)

You don't know shit about dyslexia, moron. You are still a pedo lover, moron. Fuck you.

[ - ] Conspirologist -3 points 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 13:07:05 ago (+0/-3)*

I'm dyslexic. When dyslexia kicks in, I start talking like a retard. This is why Jewish shills try to fuck with me by saying my account is shared. I've been in Russia and know their culture quite well. Especially their amazing food. I believe Bulgakov to be one of the best classic Russian writers.

[ - ] we_kill_creativity [op] 3 points 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 13:08:56 ago (+3/-0)

I believe Nabokov to be one of the best classic Russian writers.

Nabokov? The writer of "Lolita"...?

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 2 points 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 13:11:53 ago (+2/-0)

Yes, and also the writer of "Pale Fire", a superior novel.

[ - ] Conspirologist -2 points 11 monthsMay 14, 2023 13:16:29 ago (+0/-2)

Sorry, my bad. I'm dyslexic. I typed Nabokov instead of Bulgakov. I'll fix this.