The Master and Margarita: The Writer's Plight

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This paper examines Mikhail Bulgakov's uses of metaphor and symbolic imagery to criticize the Soviet government's treatment of writers and artists in his novel, The Master and Margarita. Through his characters, Bulgakov demonstrates the suppressive conditions of the Soviet literary world and provides a unique perspective into the Russian soul

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