To the 125th anniversary of Mikhail Bulgakov. A creative biography of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. The most objective and complete biography of the Master, which does not gloss over even the most controversial and painful turning points in his fate. Comprehensive information not only about all of Bulgakov’s works, but also about his personal life, his angels and demons. Turbins and Khludov, Sharikov and Preobrazhensky, Moliere and Maksudov, Yeshua and Pilate, Woland and Behemoth, the Master and Margarita - Bulgakov’s genius created the whole Universe , populating it with unforgettable characters. But his own fate became a “walk through torment”... Service in the White Guard and drug addiction, literary squabbles and theatrical intrigues, censorship bans and love madness, Stalin’s help and the ban on Bulgakov’s play about the Leader, a fatal diagnosis and work on “The Master and Margarita” racing with death - this book sheds light on both the main mysteries of Bulgakov’s work and the labyrinths of his fate.