#‘​The Master and Margarita’'s enduring literary legacy inside Russia and beyond

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Mark Leonard Winter performs in Belvoir St Theatre's 2023 production of The Master and Margarita.

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Of the many themes swirling around the text, Flack argues the novel's "central idea" is the damage wrought by misguided beliefs.

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Anna Samson and Amber McMahon in Belvoir St Theatre's 2023 production of The Master and Margarita.

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The Master and Margarita cast in rehearsals.

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Gareth Davies and Jana Zvedeniuk star in Belvoir St Theatre's 2023 production of The Master and Margarita.

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Master and Margarita, the Russian masterpiece by Mikhail Bulgakov, is adapted for the stage by Belvoir St Theatre

By Nicola Heath for The Stage Show / ABC Arts

ABC News - 27 November 2023

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The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov has entranced readers, some of whom spend a lifetime plumbing its mystery and message.

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Visitors to the Bulgakov museum leave graffiti and quotes from the novel in the staircase of the building. (Photo: Getty / Wojtek Laski)

A colourised photo portrait of Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, 1928.

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The Master and Margarita's enduring literary legacy inside Russia and beyond

Stalin wouldn’t let this book be published. Decades on, it’s still changing lives.

By Rosa Ellen for The History Listen / ABC RN

ABC News - 1 August 2020

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