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The Devil went down to Moscow.
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The Devil went down to Moscow.

A review of The Master and Margarita.

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Mar 14, 2024
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Master and Margarita by MadLittleClown on DeviantArt

“Yes, man is mortal, but that would be only half the trouble. The worst of it is that he's sometimes unexpectedly mortal—there's the trick!”
― Woland

The Master and Margarita is as a satirical attack on the hypocrisy, cowardice, and absurdity of life in the Soviet Union during Stalin’s reign. In other words, it narrates the tale of the time the devil went…

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