Mikhail Bulgakov was born on May 3, 1891[1], in Kyiv[2]. He died on March 10, 1940[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], playwright[6], physician[7], satirist[8], and short story writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,550 views/month, #6,226 of 1,000,298).[10]
Things named for Mikhail Bulgakov include Mikhail Bulgakov Museum[59], Bulgakov House[60], and 3469 Bulgakov[61].
Why It Matters
Mikhail Bulgakov has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
He has been cited as an influence by Doina Ruști[64], a writer[65], b. 1957[66], of Romania[67], awarded the Romanian Writers' Union Awards[68], specialised in literary activity[69]; Zaza Burchuladze[70], a writer[71], b. 1973[72], of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic[73]; and Dimitris Michalopoulos[74], a historian[75], b. 1952[76], of Greece[77], awarded the Fulbright Scholarship[78], specialised in history[79].
Works attributed to him include The Master and Margarita[80], a literary work[81], founded in 1928[82]; The Heart of a Dog[83], a literary work[84], founded in 1925[85]; The White Guard[86], a literary work[87], founded in 1923[88]; The Days of the Turbins[89], a literary work[90], founded in 1925[91]; A Young Doctor's Notebook[92], a literary work[93]; and The Fatal Eggs[94]. Entities named for him include Mikhail Bulgakov Museum[59], Bulgakov House[60], and 3469 Bulgakov[61].
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Described by source→Larousse Encyclopedia online, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Bio-bibliographic Dictionary of 20th-Century Russian Writers +3