White Guard. Bulgakov M.A.

Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov (1891–1940) - one of the most significant Russian writers of the twentieth century. He happened to experience both success and disgrace, his words “manuscripts do not burn” accurately convey the tragedy of the whole period in the history of Russian literature, they have become a metaphor for genuine creativity. Today, when the works of Bulgakov are part of the Golden Fund of Russian Classics, it is even difficult to imagine how long they went to readers, how brutal persecution was subjected to the writer from the side of official criticism. Since the late 1920s, it has practically stopped printing it, the publication of “Notes on the Cuffs” was prohibited, the reprint of the collection of satirical stories “Deviliad”, the manuscript of the novel “Dog Heart” was taken, the publication of the novel “White Guard” was interrupted, and they starred from the repertoire of his play- And the “days of the Turbins”, and “Run”, and “Zoykin’s apartment”... After almost a century, all these works have been enhanced by readers, Bulgakov’s interest in the work of Bulgakov does not weaken. Fascinating plots (“Fantastic, roots growing in everyday life”), vivid images, moral problems raised to a universal scale - all this forces to return again and again to read.