http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/ A website devoted to The Master and Margarita, the novel of Mikhail Bulgakov, with explanations of the characters, locations, adaptations, political, economical, social and cultural context and annotations per chapter en (c) 2010 - Jan Vanhellemont, Leuven/Moscow Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:33:00 GMT jan@vanhellemont.be (Jan Vanhellemont) http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/margarita.jpg http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/ 95 105 Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/120130italiaans.html Your webmaster has now subtitled the TV series 'Master i Margarita' by the Russian director Vladimir Bortko in Italian. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:33:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/120130italiaans.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/120119huis.html The house on Maly Vlasevsky pereulok number 12 in Moscow is for sale. Many people consider it as the prototype for the house where Margarita lived with her husband in 'The Master and Margarita'. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:22:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/120119huis.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/120114literatuur.html To start the year 2012 in style, we added today to the website a completely new chapter on the literary scenery in the Soviet Union. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:49:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/120114literatuur.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111231muziek.html To end the year 2011 in style, we added today to the website a completely new chapter on the musical scenery in the Soviet Union. And, of course, we wish you all the best for 2012. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:09:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111231muziek.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111217diana.html Yesterday, December 16, 2011, Diana Tevekelyan died. She was the editor who realised the first publication of 'The Master and Margarita' in the literary journal Moskva in 1966. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:50:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111217diana.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111207ballet.html Sergey Shilovsky, grandson froma previous marriage of Elena Sergeevna, strikes again with an attempt to ban a ballet inspired by 'The Master and Margarita' in Krasnoyarsk. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:19:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111207ballet.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111201map.html Artist Jamie Whyte from Devon (UK) has carefully read the chapter 'Places from the novel' on the 'Master and Margarita' website, and used it to create a unique Moscow map which is available in the webshop of the site. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:55:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111201map.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111126katjoesja.html Today we added to the website some new pages about the well known song 'Katyusha'. Many people - including Russians - think this song is from the old Russian folklore, but nothing is farther from the truth. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:40:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111126katjoesja.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111124burn.html Today we added to the website a new page with music from the musical 'Burn Me Dead', composed by Marc Teitler and Tim Philips, and based on 'The Master and Margarita'. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:23:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111124burn.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111121motigo.html Soon you will see no longer the annoying advertising pop-ups and pop-unders when you visit this website. Apparently they were caused by our webstats counter Motigo. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:49:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111121motigo.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111117leuven.html Today we added to the website some pages about the song 'Moy Master', written by the Russian bard Elena Gurfinkel, and full of references to 'The Master and Margarita'. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:55:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111117leuven.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111117leuven.html The Centre for Russian Studies in Leuven organises a screening of the film 'Master i Margarita' by Yuri Kara on Thursday, November 24, 2011. The film will be shown with the Dutch subtitles, which were made by your webmaster. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:16:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111117leuven.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111114safonov.html Today we added a page to the website about the song cycle 'The cat Behemoth and others' by the Russian bard Vladimir Safonov. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:07:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111114safonov.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111110ntlive.html On December 1, 2011, the theatre play 'Collaborators' of the London's National Theatre on Mikhail Bulgakov and Joseph Stalin will be shown in hundreds of cinemas theatres worldwide. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:33:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111110ntlive.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111109semashkov.html Today we added to the website a page about the song 'Master i Margarita', performed by the Russian singer Vladimir Semashkov. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:13:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111109semashkov.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111108leesgroep.html On December 16, 2011, the open reading group Samovar will discuss 'The Master and Margarita' in the Biboase in Brasschaat (Belgium), under the expert guidance of the Slavic and biblio therapist Svitlana Mytsenko. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:27:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111108leesgroep.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111107propaganda.html Today we added to the website an entire new chapter about the propaganda of the Soviet Union in the era of Mikhail Bulgakov. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:29:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111107propaganda.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111026timerkaev.html The Russian film animator Rinat Timerkaev started to prepare a long animated version of 'The Master and Margarita'. We already could get the poster for the film, some of the 100 backgrounds which are ready by now, a genuine trailer and some cute test movies. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:08:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111026timerkaev.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111024evenementen.html Soon there will be some interesting events again in which the novel 'The Master and Margarita' by Mikhail Bulgakov plays the leading role. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:55:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111024evenementen.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111023dvd.html On November 4, 2011, this website will be 5 years old. To celebrate our 5th anniversary, we offer you temporarily the 'Master and Margarita Collection' at the price of 59,99 EUR. This offer is valid from October 22 to November 4, 2011. After this festive period the normal price of 89.99 EUR applies again. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:55:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111023dvd.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111022suart.html Today we added to the website a new page on the illustrations which Peter Suart made for the Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky translation of 'The Master and Margarita'. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:27:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111022suart.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111022suart.html Today we added to the website a new page on the illustrations which Peter Suart made for the Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky translation of 'The Master and Margarita'. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:27:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111022suart.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111017perm.html Today we added to the website some new pages on the ballet 'Master i Margarita' which choreographer David Avdysh created for the Tchaikovsky Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Perm. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:53:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111017perm.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111016sitemaps.html Today we have added to the website three new sitemaps to improve your surfing experience. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:42:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111016sitemaps.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111014asmus.html Today we have added some new pages to the website about the 'Bulgakov Cycle' made by the Russian bard Yekaterina Asmus. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:42:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111014asmus.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111013danila.html Today we have added some new pages to the website about the song 'Master i Margarita' made by the young Russian bard Danila Pitersky. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:23:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111013danila.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111012zuev.html Today we have added a new page to the website about the CD 'Margaritam i Masteram' made by the Russian bard Vladimir Zuev. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:22:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111012zuev.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111011lak.html Today we have added a new page to the website about former students of the Art School of the Fedoskino Lacquerware Factory, who often use the theme of 'The Master and Margarita' on the boxes they create. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:22:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111011lak.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111006academia.html Today we have added some new pages to the website about the 'Academia' project of the Russian 'Telekanal Kultura' on 'The Master and Margarita'. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:23:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111006academia.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111005musical.html Today we have added some new pages to the website about the musical 'Rukopis Mastera', based on 'The Master and Margarita'. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:55:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111005musical.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/vijfjaar.html In exactly one month from today, on November 4, 2011, this website will celebrate its 5th anniversary. We want to share our joy with all our visitors. And with one of them in a very special way. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:47:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/vijfjaar.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111003muziek.html The last days we have added some new pages to the website with music by the Russian singer Linda and the American band Persephone's Bees. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:30:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111003muziek.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111002felin.html Today we added a page to the website about the song 'Un félin près du maître', performed by the French rap project Psykick Lyrikah. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:24:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111002felin.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111001fadeev.html Today we added to the website a new page about the song 'The Master and Margarita, performed by the Russian singer Yuri Fadeev. Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:01:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/111001fadeev.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110927muziek.html Today we reorganised our music section of the website and we added new pages about the Russian bard Igor Zhuk and the Russian soundtrack composer Igor Kornelyuk. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:15:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110927muziek.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110922zijstraat.html Today we added to the website a new page about Bolshoy Gnezdnikovsky pereulok, the lane down Tverskaya, where the Master followed Margarita with her 'repulsive, ugly yellow flowers'. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:15:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110922zijstraat.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110921apriori.html Today we added to the website more information about the song 'Master i Margarita' performed by the Russian rock band Apriori. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:57:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110921apriori.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110916choesajnov.html Today we added to the website some music and video material about the song 'Serdtse Mastera' (The Heart of the Master) made by the Russian bard Shukhrat Khusaynov. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:46:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110916choesajnov.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110915riposati.html Today we added to the website a series of 27 illustrations of 'The Master and Margarita', made by the Italian illustrator Enrico Riposati. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:35:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110915riposati.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110914bosma.html Tomorrow, the Dutch writer Onno Bosma will present his novel 'De verzoeking van Johan Metsiers', which was partly inspired by 'The Master and Margarita'. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:33:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110914bosma.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110912yegorov.html Today we added to the website some music and video material about the song 'Patriarshiye Prudy' (The Patriarch's Ponds) which the Russian bard Vadim Yegorov recorded on his CD 'I love you, my sprinkle'. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:33:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110912yegorov.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110911skupinsky.html Today we added to the website some music and video material from the opera 'Margarita', written by the Russian composer Gamma Skupinsky and based on Mikhail Bulgaov's novel 'The Master and Margarita'. Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:42:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110911skupinsky.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110909dolina.html Today we added some new pages to the website about the song 'Kot Begemot', performed by the Russian singer and actress Larisa Dolina. Fri, 9 Sep 2011 12:31:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110909dolina.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110908dyrkin.html Today we added some new pages to the website with music made by the Russian bard Venya Dyrkin, who died too young at the age of 29. Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:07:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110908dyrkin.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110908andem.html Today we added some new pages to the 'Master and Margarita' website with music from the Russian power metal band Andem. Thu, 8 Sep 2011 13:34:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110908andem.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110907uhart.html Today we added a new page to the 'Master and Margarita' website with illustrations of 'The Master and Margarita' made by Pedro Uhart. Wed, 7 Sep 2011 10:22:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110907uhart.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110906rozenbaum.html Today we added some new pages to the 'Master and Margarita' website with music by the Russian bard Aleksandr Rozenbaum. Tue, 6 Sep 2011 18:28:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110906rozenbaum.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110906fomenko.html Yesterday we added new pages to the website with illustrations made by the headstrong Russian Doctor of Physics and Mathematics Anatoly Fomenko, who's got a very idiosyncratic opinion in various different areas. Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:28:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110906fomenko.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110904nieuw.html This week we added quite some new pages to the website, mainly with information on illustrations and comic strips based on Mikhail Bulgakov's 'The Master and Margarita'. Sun, 4 Sep 2011 13:04:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110904nieuw.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110828desserre.html Today we published a page on the Flash animation made by Clément Charmet and Elisabeth Klimoff and based on the first and third chapter from 'The Master and Margarita'. They used the drawings of comic strip author Jean-François Desserre for it. Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:04:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110828desserre.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110827twomillion.html On August 26, 2011, at 22:24:16 CEST, we could welcome the 2.000.000th visitor on the Master and Margarita website. We made 5 people happy with a nice prize. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:28:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110827twomillion.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/twomillion.html On one of the following days, we will welcome the 2.000.000th visitor on this website. We will reward ourselves by opening a bottle of pure spirit, followed by dancing the vprisyadku and the kamarinskaya. But to reward our visitors, we will give away 5 prizes. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:28:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/twomillion.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110823events.html A cruise on the MS Mikhail Bulgakov, partying in the Bulgakov house, and a new adaptation of 'The Master and Margarita' in the Moscow Art Theatre. The next coming days, Moscow remains under the spell of Mikhail Bulgakov and 'The Master and Margarita'. An overview. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:48:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110823events.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110822spozio.html A couple of years ago, the Italian illustrator Iker Spozio decided to start with his project to illustrate 'The Master and Margarita'. He managed to make fifteen engraved panels, corresponding to novel's first fifteen chapters. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:38:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110822spozio.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/1108212stone.html The American film company Stone Village Productions offered to shoot the planned film adaptation of 'The Master and Margarita' in Perm. Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:01:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/1108212stone.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/brookes.html Illustrator Katie Brookes grew up in Belgium and made a short flash animation film about 'The Master and Margarita' when she studied at the Camberwell College of Arts. Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:09:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/brookes.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/04mappen/tagankawebcam.html Today we start a new application on our website: we added live streams from places in Moscow. Now you can view in real time the places playing a role in 'The Master and Margarita'. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:31:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/04mappen/tagankawebcam.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratiesbad.html In 2009, Bridgette Bad created the doll Margarita, after the actress Anna Kovalchuk who played Margarita in Vladimir Bortko’s film 'Master i Margarita'. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:37:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratiesbad.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieskhomenko.html The Russian fashion designer Natalya Khomenko started a hand designed scarf company, selling limited amounts of prints to high end department stores and boutiques around Australia - one of her themes is 'The Master and Margarita'. Mon, 8 Aug 2011 22:13:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieskhomenko.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110805freska.html Today we added a page on the Russian techno artist Freska, who released an album with three songs as a tribute to Mikhail Bulgakov's 'The Master and Margarita'. Thu, 4 Aug 2011 17:13:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110805freska.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110803dzekun.html Today we added a page on the film made in 1989 by director Aleksandr Dzekun from the stage adaptation of 'The Master and Margarita' which he directed before in the Academic Drama Theatre Karl Marx in Saratov. Wed, 3 Aug 2011 14:28:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110803dzekun.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110730pavilion.html In the restaurant 'Pavilion' in Moscow you can enjoy the dishes which Mikhail Bulgakov eulogized in 'The Master and Margarita'. Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110730pavilion.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110727neyef.html In June 2011, the French comic strip author Neyef, pseudonym of Romain Maufront, published on his blog a series of six pages of his new project: a comic strip adaptation of 'The Master and Margarita'. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:24:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110727neyef.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110726desserre.html The French Ph.D. in Art Science Jean-François Desserre made two trips to Russia to prepare his graphic adaptation of 'The Master and Margarita'. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:42:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110726desserre.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110718pal.html On the Internet, in a hidden corner of her website, we found a flash animation which the Hungarian illustrator Erika Pal once made about the encounter of 'The Master and Margarita'. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:18:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110718pal.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110716bull.html The British artist Carla Bull made a series of illustrations for 'The Master and Margarita' when she was at the university. Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:18:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110716bull.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110714baur.html The German artist Maria Baur made a series of 13 lino cuts as illustrations for Mikhail Bulgakov's novel 'The Master and Margarita'. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:22:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110714baur.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieskorolev.html The Russian artist Nikolay Korolev from Ivanovo made a series of illustration for 'The Master and Margarita'. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieskorolev.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110608stone.html Scott Steindorff, the producer of Stone Village Productions, plans to start the shootings of an American screen adaptation of The Master and Margarita in the fall of 2011. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:30:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110608stone.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110519events.html May 15, 2011 is past, but there is still a whole series of events coming up to mark the 120th anniversary of Mikhail Bulgakov, and not only in Moscow. Like Michael Schwyter's puppet show 'Der Meister und Margarita' in Aarau (Switzerland), for instance. Thu, 19 May 2011 10:30:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110519events.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110508morgunova.html The Russian artist Kseniya Morgunova has had no specific art education, yet she made a series of illustrations for ‘The Master and Margarita’ in ink. Sun, 08 May 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110508morgunova.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110503events.html To mark the 120th anniversary of Mikhail Bulgakov, there will be a whole series of events, and not only in Moscow. Tue, 03 May 2011 21:30:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110503events.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110501tunin.html In 1990, cartoonist Sergei Tunin illustrated a Russian edition of ‘The Master en Margarita’. The book is now a rare collector's item, but we managed to find it. Sun, 01 May 2011 21:32:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110501tunin.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110430slavutski.html The Russian actor, director and photographer Ilya Slavutsky made a series of 16 portraits of characters from 'The Master and Margarita', which were exhibited in Kazan in 2010. Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:14:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110430slavutski.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110427orlova.html The Russian publishing house SLOVO/СЛОВО Publishing House in Moscow published a new edition of 'The Master and Margarita' in the series 'The Library of Children's Classics'. The illustrations are made by Arina Orlova, a young Russian artist from Moscow, who lives and works in London now. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:55:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110427orlova.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110425kojic.html The Serbian publishing house Feniks libris published a new edition of ‘The Master and Margarita’. The illustrations are made by Tijana Kojic, a young Serbian artist from Belgrado. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:33:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110425kojic.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/rouge.html The Russian singer-songwriter Vadim Rouge made a demo of his ballad ‘Manuscripts Don't Burn’, with vocals by the opera singer Irina Aleshkina. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:57:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/rouge.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/zygadlo.html The Scottish musician and singer Rudi Zygadlo made the song ‘Manuscripts Don’t Burn’, inspired by ‘The Master and Margarita’. He didn’t seem to know much about the novel though. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:59:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/zygadlo.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110327dvd.html On May 15, 2011, we will celebrate the 120th birthday of Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov. To commemorate this event, we have compiled a unique DVD box. Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:41:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110327dvd.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110315kara.html You can now watch the trailer of the film ‘The Master and Margarita’, made by director Yury Kara, which will be shown in the Russian cinemas starting April 7, 2011. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:33:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110315kara.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieszhirov.html The Moscow painter Danila Zhirov is often inspired by ‘The Master and Margarita’ in his paintings, and he does it in his own typical style. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:33:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieszhirov.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratiesmaksimoek.html The Russian artist Antonina Maksimuk made a series of illustrations of Mikhail Bulgakov's ‘The Master and Margarita’, of which she has hitherto presented nine. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:26:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratiesmaksimoek.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110307kara.html In exactly one month, on April 7, 2011, following a legal wrangling over 17 years and after much discussions ‘à la russe’, the film ‘The Master and Margarita’, made by director Yury Kara will be shown in the Russian cinemas. Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:00:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110307kara.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratiesturzanska.html The Polish costume designer Malgosia Turzanska, who works and lives in Brooklyn now, made a series of designs for costumes for ‘The Master and Margarita’. Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:01:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratiesturzanska.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/10estore/muziek.html The complete soundtrack of the film ‘The Master and Margarita’ by Vladimir Bortko is now available on Audio CD. This soundtrack was almost entirely composed by Igor Kornelyuk, but contains also music written by Dmitri Lensky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:39:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/10estore/muziek.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110223brancale.html After having been kept in the drawers of a London distributor for a few years, the film ‘Il Maestro e Margherita’ by the Italian director Giovanni Brancale will eventually have its previews on March 6, 2011. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:35:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110223brancale.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieskharshak.html Andrey Kharshak is a Russian illustrator from St. Petersburg. His illustrations for ‘The Master and Margarita’ are generally seen as his best work. Rate it yourself on the website. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:08:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieskharshak.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/greenapple.html Greenapple was an Italian pop-rock band created in Rome in 1994, In their early years, they used to open their concerts with the song ‘Il maestro e Margherita’. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:08:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/greenapple.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110218ibelen.html Today we published this series of 8 nice illustrations of ‘The Master and Margarita’. The artist presents him/her self as ‘Ibelen’, but I haven't got more information on him/her. If you know more about Ibelen, do not hesitate to contact me. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:10:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110218ibelen.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110217avramenko.html The Russian journalist Arseny Avramenko made an overview of the terrible things which happened, after the shootings, to the actors who have played a role in the TV series 'Master i Margarita' by Vladimir Bortko. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:25:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110217avramenko.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110216sterren.html Actress Ekaterina Vilkova and figure skater Maksim Shabalin performed a choreography on ‘The Waltz’, a theme from the soundtrack of Vladimir Bortko's TV series ‘The Master and Margarita’. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:25:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110216sterren.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110216markevich.html In 1980, the famous illustrator Boris Markevich made a series of splendid illustrations for ‘The Master and Margarita’, which are now to be seen on the website. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:06:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110216markevich.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110215grigorenko.html The Russian artist Anatoly Grigorenko made a series of 18 illustrations for ‘The Master and Margarita’, which are now to be seen on the website. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:20:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110215grigorenko.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110215stavsky.html The Russian designer Mikhail Stavsky made a calendar with scenes from ‘The Master and Margarita’ for his then employer, a telecom company. Given the nature of the business, it should not be surprising that the telephone plays a major role in many photos. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:33:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110215stavsky.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110214alimov.html In 1975, animation film director Sergey Alimov started with a project to make a black and white animation film of ‘The Master and Margarita’, but the project was rejected. Alimov, however, kept some sketches he made for his project, some of which are very popular on Internet blogs nowadays. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:02:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110214alimov.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110213retro.html The collective of photographers ‘Retro Atelier’ from Kyiv made a calendar for 2011 about ‘The Master and Margarita’ on behalf of the Ukrainian UkrSibbank. Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:28:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110213retro.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110211zarazza.html The Russian pop-rock band Zarazza around singer Irina Simakova did not exist for a long time, yet long enough to record a CD single called ‘Master i Margarita’. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:28:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110211zarazza.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/01bulgakov/overbulgakov.html There are more books written about Bulgakov than by Bulgakov. And there are more books written about ‘The Master and Margarita’ than about any other book. We published an overview on the website. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:58:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/01bulgakov/overbulgakov.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110210illustraties.html We added a new page with illustrations of ‘The Master and Margarita’ to the website with drawings by Gennady Novozhilov. He's probably best known as the first illustrator ever of ‘The Master and Margarita’. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:26:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110210illustraties.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieszhdann.html An artist calling herself ZhdaNN, made a nice cyrillic font with scenes from 'The Master and Margarita'. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:43:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieszhdann.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratiesderzhavin.html The Russian illustrator Aleksey Derzhavin made a series of at least 31 illustrations for 'The Master and Margarita' which are among the most popular images on the internet. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:22:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratiesderzhavin.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratiesmartynuk.html The Russian photographer Elena Martynyuk is making a series of photographs about ‘The Master and Margarita’ in collaboration with the Bulgakov House in Moscow. The series is not finished yet, but we could already publish some pictures. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:43:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratiesmartynuk.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110208crepax.html A new translation of ‘The Master and Margarita’ has been published in Italy. The translation has been made by Margherita Crepax. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:58:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110208crepax.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/03karakters/meer.html Today we added more information on some Moscow characters from ‘The Master and Margarita’ to the website. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:58:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/03karakters/meer.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/07recencies/muziek.html In various scenes of ‘The Master and Margarita’, Bulgakov refers to musical works, ranging from classics like Tchaikovsky, Gounod and Verdi, to Russian folk songs and even an American foxtrot. Here’s an overview. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:17:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/07recencies/muziek.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110201telefoon.html The Bulgakov House at Sadovaya no. 10 in Moscow installed three traditional telephones from the 30’s from which the visitors can call their favorite characters from ‘The Master and Margarita’. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:07:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110201telefoon.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/filmwajdavideo.html We found a complete version of the film 'Pilatus und Andere' by the Polish director Andrzej Wajda, telling the biblical story of 'The Master and Margarita' in a contemporary setting. It’s dubbed in Russian though. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:50:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/filmwajdavideo.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieskunina.html Puppet maker Elena Kunina from Moscow made a series of living dolls of characters of ‘The Master and Margarita’. All her dolls are unique and made of polymer clay. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:35:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/illustratieskunina.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/02themas/radiosmith.html In ‘Bookworm’, a nationally syndicated radio program about books and literature in the USA, rock singer, poet and writer Patti Smith speaks with Michael Silverblatt of her unbounded appetite for creativity and about how ‘The Master and Margarita’ made her go to Moscow. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:35:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/02themas/radiosmith.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/koninghofer.html The Austrian Bertram Könighofer created the comic strip ‘Mistrz i Małgorzata’ in ‘Mikstura’, a Polish publication with comic strip versions of the great works of world literature. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:35:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/koninghofer.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/lange.html The Swedish comic strip artist Henrik Lange published ‘90 classic books for people in a hurry’, a strip album about the most famous masterpieces of the literature. One of the classics is, of course, ‘The Master and Margarita’. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:50:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/05media/lange.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/02themas/radiomarshall.html Colin Marshall talks about 'The Master and Margarita' with with Corey Close, Matt McIntoshen and Nina Salvador in his programme 'Barely Literate'. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:50:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/02themas/radiomarshall.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/02themas/radiofriedl.html Singer-songwriter Stef Bos talks about 'The Master and Margarita' with Friedl' Lesage on the Belgian channel Radio 1. Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:50:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/02themas/radiofriedl.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110120fotos.html Photographer Elena Martynyuk is making a series of photographs about ‘The Master and Margarita’ in collaboration with the Bulgakov House in Moscow. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:50:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110120fotos.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110118kara.html Yesterday, after 17 years, the film ‘Master i Margarita’ by director Yuri Kara was finally premiered in Saint Petersburg. The premiere was attended by director Yuri Kara and the actors Igor Vernik (Yehuda), Sergey Garmash (Ivan Bezdomny), Aleksandr Filippenko (Koroviev) and Valentin Gaft (Woland). Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:50:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/00start/nieuws/110118kara.html http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/10estore/posters.html Artist Arina Gheorgita made some exclusive designs for the website, and we promptly made posters, greeting cards, calendars and even playing cards from it. Come on, Koroviev, your turn! Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:50:00 GMT http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/10estore/posters.html