Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (May 15 [O.S. May 3] 1891,
Kiev - March 10, 1940, Moscow) was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright active
in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The
Master and Margarita, which The Times of London has called one of the
masterpieces of the 20th century.

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