born on may 3, 1891 in the family of associate professor of the kiev theological academy afanasy ivanovich bulgakov was varvara mikhailov pokrovskaya was her maiden name, the surname here is very important to say that bulgakov's ancestors both on the paternal and maternal lines came from the so-called bell nobles, that is, they belonged to the ancient priestly there were probably no births that went deep into russian history, and in the history of russian literature, at least in the 20th century, there was definitely a writer with such church roots. this is important because it is this writer who will write a novel that many consider to be a dubious novel a heretical novel master and margarita bulgakov was the first-born in the family, then six brothers and sisters were born to him. and it was a happy beautiful family. and in general, everything that we know about bulgakov. childhood testifies that it was a good childhood, which, again , is very rare for russian literature and for the fate of russian writers, so in general, whoever you take, as a rule, some family dramas, tragedies , wounds, from w

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