In the book of the famous literary historian, who spent many years studying the work of M. A. Bulgakov, the biography of one of the most significant writers of the 20th century is read with special emphasis on the most complex, mysterious, not fully clarified moments of his fate. Readers will learn a lot of new things. In particular, about what Bulgakov’s path was like in the Civil War, what difficult relations connected him with Stalin. The history of the relationship between Bulgakov and his three wives - T. N. Lappa, L. E. Belozerskaya and E. S. Nyurenberg (Bulgakova) is also told in detail.