Diary of a dead man, author: Mikhail Bulgakov

Bolgaakov quickly moved to live in the capital Moscow, to which writers from all over the country flocked. Many literary circles were formed there, private publishing houses and bookstores opened, and thanks to his persistence, he was able to pursue his new profession in the hungry and cold Moscow of 1921. He began publishing in the newspaper "Godok," collaborated with the editorial board of "Nakanooni" in Berlin, visited creative circles, and made literary friendships. He saw his work in the newspaper as meaningless, but he was forced to earn a living, and he said, "I have lived three lives..." The Arab reader will read this sentence in the context of this unfinished novel we present before him. Bolgaakov mocked in what he published in "Nakanooni" the official slogans and journalistic clichés. In this newspaper, his works "The Adventures of an Unusual Doctor" (1922) and "Notes on the Cuffs" (1922–1923) were published. In his first work, he described the authorities and armies, some of which quickly replaced others, with a touch of disgust that he did not try to hide. His hero rejected the ideas of both the Whites and Reds alike. However, the courage of the writer began to solidify from one work to another, and he started to dare to criticize openly. Mikhail Bolgaakov's most famous work is the novel "The Master and Margarita," which brought him worldwide fame, but after his death. His third wife, Elena Sergeyevna Bolgaakova, swore to him to publish this novel. Number of pages: 237