Mikhail Bulgakov

Mikhail Bulgakov was a Russian and Soviet novelist and playwright who wrote the novels The White Guard and The Master and Margarita, the latter published after his death. He also wrote the plays The Days of the Turbins and Flight, and his other titles include Heart of a Dog and A Dead Man's Memoir. Stalin banned several of his works, yet reportedly attended The Days of the Turbins at least 15 times. He died in 1940, and his work was reassessed afterward.