A Testament for the Freedom of Expression Under the Soviets

“The Master and Margarita” by Mikhail Bulgakov

Walter Bowne
Books Are Our Superpower
9 min readMay 13, 2021

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Resigned to accept the over-the-shoulder stare of a censor, Mikhail Bulgakov, like most artists who remained in the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution, was a frustrated writer who continually fought against authority.

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