Mikhail Bulgakov
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| Born | Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov 15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1891 Kiev, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) |
| Died | 10 March 1940 (aged 48) Moscow, Soviet Union (present-day Russian Federation) |
| Occupation | novelist, playwright, physician |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Ethnicity | Russian |
| Genre | Satire, Fantasy, Science fiction, Historical fiction |
| Spouse | Tatiana Lappa 1913–1924 (divorce) Lubov Belozerskaya 1924–1932 (divorce) Elena Shilovskaya 1932–1940 (his death) |
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (/bʊlˈɡɑːkəf/;Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, pronounced [mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bʊlˈɡakəf], ; 15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1891 – 10 March 1940) was a Russian writer, physician and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, published posthumously, which has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.
Mikhail Bulgakov was born on 15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1891 in Kiev, Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. He was one of seven children (the oldest of three brothers) of Afanasiy Ivanovich Bulgakov () — a state councilor, an assistant professor at the Kiev Theological Academy, as well as a prominent Russian Orthodox essayist, thinker and translator of religious texts. His mother was Varvara Mikhailovna Bulgakova (nee Pokrovskaya), a former teacher. Both of his grandfathers were clergymen in the Russian Orthodox Church. Afanasiy Bulgakov was born in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, where his father was a priest, and he moved to Kiev to study in the academy. Varvara Bulgakova was born in Karachev, Russia. From childhood Bulgakov was drawn to theater. At home, he wrote comedies, which his brothers and sisters acted out.
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