As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, this is a highly topical reprint of Bulgakov's classic novel. Set in his native Kyiv in 1918, it vividly dramatizes a critical and contested…

Drawing closely on Bulgakov’s personal experiences of the horrors of civil war as a young doctor, The White Guard takes place in Kiev, 1918, a time of turmoil and suffocating…

Bulgakov's brilliant novel, first published in 1925, portrays his beloved city of Kiev as it is torn apart during a few crucial weeks in 1918, seen through the eyes of…

First published in 1925, 'The White Guard' is an engrossing book in which a Kyiv family is caught up in the Ukrainian War of Independence. Written by Mikhail Bulgakov, a…

Heart of a Dog (Sobachye serdtse) is a novella by Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov. A biting satire of Bolshevism, it was written in 1925 at the height of the NEP…

Offers readers a biographical introduction, and analyses of the structure and the main themes of Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita. More curious readers will also enjoy the accounts of…

Stylistically brilliant and brimming with humour and literary allusion, Notes on a Cuff is presented here in a new translation, along with a collection of other short pieces by Bulgakov…