The book is dedicated to the creative path of M.A. Bulgakov, the history of the creation of his works. The reader learns a lot of new things about the real prototypes of Bulgakov’s heroes, about literary reminiscences in his works, about the foundations of his worldview (in particular, about how Bulgakov’s work is connected with Russian religious philosophy). Answers are also given to many interesting questions: in what works and how were the images of Lenin, Stalin, and other Bolshevik leaders reflected; how Masonic symbolism was imprinted in “The Master and Margarita”; what historical sources did the author resort to when writing the Yershalaim scenes; on what days of what year did the action take place in the modern part of “The Master and Margarita”, etc.