"One thing that Putin and the people of present-day Russia support is the Christianity that was attacked during the communist period. "It's a very complicated novel, and people get what they want out of it," Haber says. There seem to be parallels everywhere between Bulgakov's Soviet characters and the functionaries of today's Russia, says Edythe Haber, an expert on Bulgakov at Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. One of the most popular is the serialized version, made for Russian television in 2005.Īnd its popularity endures. Since then, it's been reprinted in countless editions and made into plays and movies. Olga Moiseyeva/Russian Television Chanel/AP Here, a member of Satan's entourage (played by Alexander Filipenko) lures Margarita (played by Anna Kovalchuk), a noble Moscow lady, to make a pact with the devil for the sake of saving her lover. In 2005, millions of Russians tuned in for an adaptation broadcast on Russian TV. Bulgakov's cult novel has been adapted countless times.
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