The Master and Margarita

           

           

           

           

           

           

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• Introduction
• Sergey Alimov
• Aleksandr Bakulevsky
• Maria Baur
• Aleksandr Botvinov
• Kacper Bozek
• Carla Bull
• Aleksandr Fedorov
• Anatoly Fomenko
• Hans Fronius
• Slawka Gorna
• Aleksandr Ivanov
• Vladimir Janovsky
• Rezo Kaishauri
• Andrey Karapetyan
• Artyom Kolyadynsky
• Erika Latigan
• Boris Markevich
• Kseniya Morgunova
• Andrey Nabokov
• Natalia Narolina
• Gennady Novozhilov
• Pavel Orinyansky
• Victor Vasilevich Prokofiev
• Nadya Rusheva
• A.V. Rybjakov
• Valentina Sciutti
• Evgeny Shtyrov
• Laura the Shawl
• Charlie Stone
• Yuri Chistyakov
• Viktor Yefimenko
• Pavel Zablotski
• Vyacheslav Zhelvakov

• Illustrations in colour
• Photo series
• Special illustrations

Nadezhda (Nadya) Nikolaevna Rusheva (1952-1969) was a Russian artist, born in Mongolia. She died in hospital from a brain haemorrhage resulting from a congenital defect of the cerebral arteries. During her short life she created over 10.000 drawings. Impetuous and impulsive, free of all conventions, they were perceived by her contemporaries as a revelation. She arranged sheets with her drawings of The Master and Margarita so as to form a kind of book on which Bulgakov's widow, Elena Sergeevna left a note: «I wish I knew this amazing and subtle creature, Nadya Rusheva».

Nadya's Margarita beared a striking resemblance to Elena Sergeevna, although they never met. «It's amazing how the 16 year old girl penetrated into adult feelings and historical epochs depicted by Bulgakov, where she got that virtuoso grotesque for scenes from a variety show. How she could feel so deeply and know so much remains a mystery. She saw what they eye cannot see».