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==Legacy== ===Exhibitions and museums=== *Several displays at the [[One Street Museum]] are dedicated to Bulgakov's family. Among the items presented in the museum are original photos of Mikhail Bulgakov, books and his personal belongings, and a window frame from the house where he lived. The museum also keeps scientific works of Prof. Afanasiy Bulgakov, Mikhail's father. [[File:Kiev Bulgakov monument 08 2016.jpg|thumb|Statue of Bulgakov in Kyiv on Andriivskij Descent, where he once lived]] ====Mikhail Bulgakov Museum, Kyiv==== The [[Mikhail Bulgakov Museum]] (Bulgakov House) in [[Kyiv]] has been converted to a literary museum with some rooms devoted to the writer, as well as some to his works.<ref>Inna Konchakovskaia (1902–85) a daughter of the owner (who had become a hero of Bulgakov's novel) and niece of composer [[Witold Maliszewski]] preserved the house during hard soviet times. [http://www.day.kiev.ua/en/article/culture/ukrainian-page-maestro-maliszewski] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515020245/http://www.day.kiev.ua/en/article/culture/ukrainian-page-maestro-maliszewski |date=15 May 2014 }}</ref> This was his family home, the model for the house of the Turbin family in his play ''The Days of the Turbins''. ====The Bulgakov Museums in Moscow==== In Moscow, two museums honour the memory of Mikhail Bulgakov and ''The Master and Margarita''. Both are situated in Bulgakov's old apartment building on Bolshaya Sadovaya street nr. 10, in which parts of ''The Master and Margarita'' are set. Since the 1980s, the building has become a gathering spot for Bulgakov's fans, as well as Moscow-based [[Satanist]] groups, and had various kinds of [[graffiti]] scrawled on the walls. The numerous paintings, quips, and drawings were completely whitewashed in 2003. Previously the best drawings were kept as the walls were repainted, so that several layers of different colored paints could be seen around the best drawings.<ref>Stephen, Chris (5 February 2005). "Devil-worshippers target famous writer's Moscow flat". The Irish Times. Page 9.</ref> =====The Bulgakov House===== {{main|Bulgakov House (Moscow)}} The [[Bulgakov House (Moscow)|Bulgakov House]] ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Музей – театр "Булгаковский Дом") is situated at the ground floor. This museum has been established as a private initiative on 15 May 2004. The ''Bulgakov House'' contains personal belongings, photos, and several exhibitions related to Bulgakov's life and his different works. Various poetic and literary events are often held, and excursions to ''Bulgakov's Moscow'' are organised, some of which are animated with living characters of ''The Master and Margarita''. The ''Bulgakov House'' also runs the ''Theatre M.A. Bulgakov'' with 126 seats, and the ''Café 302-bis''. =====The Museum M.A. Bulgakov===== {{main|Bulgakov Museum in Moscow}} In the same building, in apartment number 50 on the fourth floor, is a second museum that keeps alive the memory of Bulgakov, the [[Bulgakov Museum in Moscow|Museum M.A. Bulgakov]] ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Музей М. А. Булгаков). This second museum is a government initiative, and was founded on 26 March 2007. The Museum M.A. Bulgakov contains personal belongings, photos, and several exhibitions related to Bulgakov's life and his different works. Various poetic and literary events are often held. [[image:Andrijivskiy_uzviz_13a-01.JPG|thumb|right|Mikhail Bulgakov Museum, Kyiv]] ===Other places named after him=== *A [[minor planet]], [[3469 Bulgakov]], discovered by the Soviet astronomer [[Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina]] in 1982, is named after him.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Minor Planet Names|author=Schmadel, Lutz|year=2003|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783540002383|url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&q=3461+Mandelshtam+1977}}</ref> ===Works inspired by him === ====Literature==== *[[Salman Rushdie]] said that ''The Master and Margarita'' was an inspiration for his novel ''[[The Satanic Verses]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olP1WooscOEC&q=Salman+Rushdie+%27%27The+Master+and+Margarita%27%27+satanic&pg=PA232|title=Bulgakov: the novelist-playwright|editor=Lesley Milne|publisher=Routledge|year=1995|page=232|isbn=978-3-7186-5619-6}}</ref> *[[John Hodge (screenwriter)|John Hodge]]'s play ''[[Collaborators (play)|Collaborators]]'' (2011) is a fictionalized account of the relationship between Bulgakov and [[Joseph Stalin]], inspired by ''The Days of the Turbins'' and ''The White Guard.'' ====Music==== *According to [[Mick Jagger]], ''Master and Margarita'' was part of the inspiration for [[The Rolling Stones]]' "[[Sympathy for the Devil]]" (1968).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gittins |first1=Ian |title=Sympathy for the Devil — when Mick Jagger dabbled in the occult |url=https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/sympathy-for-the-devil.html |access-date=21 June 2024 |work=Financial Times |date=9 August 2021 |language=en-gb}}</ref> *The lyrics of [[Pearl Jam]]'s song "Pilate", featured on their album ''[[Yield (album)|Yield]]'' (1998), were inspired by ''Master and Margarita''.<ref name="Pearl Jam FAQ">{{cite book|last1=Harkins|first1=Thomas|last2=Corbett|first2=Bernard|title=Pearl Jam FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Seattle's Most Enduring Band|date=2016|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation}}</ref> The lyrics were written by the band's bassist [[Jeff Ament]]. *[[Alex Kapranos]] from Franz Ferdinand-based "Love and Destroy" on the same book. ====Film==== *''[[The Flight (film)|The Flight]]'' (1970) — a two-part historical drama based on Bulgakov's ''[[Flight (play)|Flight]]'', ''[[The White Guard]]'' and ''Black Sea''. It was the first Soviet adaptation of Bulgakov's writings directed by [[Aleksandr Alov]] and [[Vladimir Naumov]], with Bulgakov's third wife Elena Bulgakova credited as a "literary consultant". The film was officially selected for the [[1971 Cannes Film Festival]]. *''[[The Master and Margaret (1972 film)|The Master and Margaret]]'' (1972) — a joint Yugoslav-Italian drama directed by [[Aleksandar Petrović (film director)|Aleksandar Petrović]], the first adaptation of the novel of the same name, along with ''Pilate and Others''. It was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[45th Academy Awards]], but was not accepted as a nominee. *''[[Pilate and Others]]'' (1972) — a German TV drama directed by [[Andrzej Wajda]], it was also a loose adaptation of ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' novel. The film focused on the biblical part of the story, and the action was moved to the modern-day [[Frankfurt]]. *''[[Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future]]'' (1973) — an adaptation of Bulgakov's science fiction/comedy play ''[[Ivan Vasilievich (play)|Ivan Vasilievich]]'' about an unexpected visit of [[Ivan the Terrible]] to the modern-day Moscow. It was directed by one of the leading Soviet comedy directors [[Leonid Gaidai]]. With 60.7 million viewers on the year of release it became the 17th most popular film ever produced in the USSR.<ref>[https://www.kinopoisk.ru/top/lists/184/ Soviet box office leaders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002003153/https://www.kinopoisk.ru/top/lists/184/ |date=2 October 2017 }} at [[KinoPoisk]]</ref> *''[[Cuore di cane|Dog's Heart]]'' (1976) — a joint Italian-German science fiction/comedy film directed by [[Alberto Lattuada]]. It was the first adaptation of the ''[[Heart of a Dog]]'' satirical novel about an old scientist who tries to grow a man out of a dog. *''[[The Days of the Turbins (1976 film)|The Days of the Turbins]]'' (1976) — a three-part Soviet TV drama directed by [[Vladimir Basov]]. It was an adaptation of the [[The Days of the Turbins|play of the same name]] which, at the same time, was Bulgakov's stage adaptation of ''The White Guard'' novel. *''[[Heart of a Dog (1988 film)|Heart of a Dog]]'' (1988) — a Soviet black-and-white TV film directed by [[Vladimir Bortko]], the second adaptation of the novel of the same name. Unlike the previous version, this film follows the original text closely, while also introducing characters, themes and dialogues featured in other Bulgakov's writings. *''[[The Master and Margarita (1988 TV series)|The Master and Margarita]]'' (1989) — a Polish TV drama in four parts directed by [[Maciej Wojtyszko]]. It was noted by critics as a very faithful adaptation of the original novel. *''After the Revolution'' (1990) – a feature-length film created by András Szirtes, a Hungarian filmmaker, using a simple video camera, from 1987 to 1989. It is a very loose adaptation, but for all that, it is explicitly based on Bulgakov's novel, in a thoroughly experimental way. What you see in this film is documentary-like scenes shot in Moscow and Budapest, and New York, and these scenes are linked to the novel by some explicit links, and by these, the film goes beyond the level of being but a visual documentary which would only have reminded the viewer of The Master and Margarita. *''[[Incident in Judaea]]'', a 1991 film by Paul Bryers for Channel 4, focussing on the biblical parts of The Master and Margarita. *''[[The Master and Margarita (1994 film)|The Master and Margarita]]'' (1994) — Russian film directed by [[Yuri Kara]] in 1994 and released to public only in 2011. Known for a long, troubled post-production due to the director's resistance to cut about 80 minutes of the film on the producers' request, as well as copyright claims from the descendants of [[Elena Sergeevna Bulgakova|Elena Bulgakova]] (Shilovskaya). *''[[The Master and Margarita (miniseries)|The Master and Margarita]]'' (2005) — Russian TV mini-series directed by Vladimir Bortko and his second adaptation of Bulgakov's writings. Screened for [[Russia-1]], it was seen by 40 million viewers on its initial release, becoming the most popular Russian TV series.<ref>[http://mignews.com/news/interview/cis/180206_192635_56773.html Vladimir Bortko about The Master and Margarita] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224091611/http://mignews.com/news/interview/cis/180206_192635_56773.html |date=24 February 2020 }} interview to the MIGNnews.com website (in Russian)</ref> *''[[Morphine (film)|Morphine]]'' (2008) — Russian film directed by [[Aleksei Balabanov]] loosely based on Bulgakov's autobiographical short stories ''Morphine'' and ''[[A Country Doctor's Notebook]]''. The screenplay was written by Balabanov's friend and regular collaborator [[Sergei Bodrov, Jr.]] before his tragic death in 2002. *''[[The White Guard (TV series)|The White Guard]]'' (2012) — Russian TV mini-series produced by [[Russia-1]]. The film was shot in [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Kyiv]] and released to mostly negative reviews. In 2014 the [[Ministry of Culture (Ukraine)|Ukrainian Ministry of Culture]] banned the distribution of the film, claiming that it shows "contempt for the Ukrainian language, people and state".<ref>[https://themoscowtimes.com/news/ukraine-bans-russian-films-for-distorting-historical-facts-37767 Ukraine Bans Russian Films for Distorting Historical Facts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211112002/https://themoscowtimes.com/news/ukraine-bans-russian-films-for-distorting-historical-facts-37767 |date=11 December 2016 }} by [[Moscow Times]], 29 July 2014.</ref> *''[[A Young Doctor's Notebook (TV series)|A Young Doctor's Notebook]]'' (2012–2013) — British mini-series produced by [[BBC]], with [[Jon Hamm]] and [[Daniel Radcliffe]] playing main parts. Unlike the Morphine film by Aleksei Balabanov that mixed drama and thriller, this version of ''A Country Doctor's Notebook'' was made as a [[black comedy]]. * ''[[The Master and Margarita (2024 film)|The Master and Margarita]]''. (2024) − Film directed by [[Michael Lockshin (film director)|Michael Lockshin]].<ref name="NYT-20240216">{{cite news |last=Sonne |first=Paul |title=Life Imitates Art as a 'Master and Margarita' Movie Stirs Russia - An American director's adaptation of the beloved novel is resonating with moviegoers, who may recognize some similarities in its satire of authoritarian rule. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/movies/master-and-margarita-movie-russia-reaction.html |date=February 16, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240216060706/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/movies/master-and-margarita-movie-russia-reaction.html |archivedate=February 16, 2024 |accessdate=February 19, 2024 }}</ref>
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