Published by . and . Loose; learned. Red. B. In. Sokolov . A well-known expert on the work of Mikhail Bulgakov V. and . Losev reconstructed the history of the creation of one of the most famous novels of the 20th century The volume presents all the remaining major editions of the novel. Each of the texts is markedly different from the subsequent ones, each interprets the events described and the characters of the "sunset" novel in a new way, adding new bright touches to them... Presented in the volume and the canonical text of "Master and Margarita" . For those who love the art of M. A. Bulgakov's reading of this in detail and with knowledge of the case of the commented volume is the most fascinating occupation. The reader will trace the evolution of the plan, see how the hand of the master was strengthened, how the work was transformed, connected by the subtlest threads with the modern writer of reality.