Bulgakov's house in Moscow. Excursion to the Bulgakov House-Museum

Probably, there is no person who is interested in Russian literature, which would not be surprised at the originality and depth of the novel "Master and Margarita". Indeed, in this work, the story of the suffering of Yeshua Ha-Nozri and the emotional throwings of Pontius Pilate adjoins comic scenes, and the devil appears in the image of a neat foreigner Woland, who arranges, as they say today, a show revealing human vices. Therefore it is not surprising that at any time Bulgakov's house in Moscow is full of tourists who want to learn more about the man whose pen plays and novels make both laugh and think about the eternal questions of life.

Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasievich: biography (before coming to Moscow)

The future writer was born in 1891 in Kiev. After graduating from high school, he entered the university (in Kiev) and studied at his medical school for seven years. At the end of the university, Mikhail Bulgakov was asked to go to the front, but after receiving a refusal due to health problems, he worked for several months as a doctor in the frontline zone. After living a year in Moscow in the house of his uncle, a doctor, in 1918 he returned to Kiev and began private practice as a venereologist. A few months later, Mikhail Bulgakov was mobilized in the army of the Ukrainian People's Republic, and then in the Armed Forces of the South of Russia. As part of the Third Terek Regiment, the writer fought in the Northern Caucasus against the Red Army and published several articles and stories in local "white newspapers". Typhoid fever, Bulgakov MA could not leave the country together with the majority of his colleagues, and was forced to stay until he recovered in Vladikavkaz. In the same place he wrote his first dramatic works.

Life in the capital

At the end of 1921, Bulgakov and his wife came to Moscow and began to actively publish their essays and satirical articles in the capital's newspapers. Two years later the writer was admitted to the All-Russian Writers' Union, and in 1926 the "Days of Turbins" was staged at the Moscow Art Theater, a play that Joseph Stalin liked very much. Despite this, Bulgakov was constantly being targeted by criticism from well-known literary officials. As a result, by 1930, the writer fell into disgrace, and his plays ceased to be staged in theaters of the country, and the works were not printed. Then Bulgakov wrote a letter to the government of the USSR with a request either to allow him to work, or to allow him to emigrate abroad. As a result, the playwright himself called Joseph Stalin and advised to try to get a job at the Moscow Art Theater. Of course, the writer managed to do this without difficulty, and he even tried himself as an actor. In 1939, after the "Leader of the Nations" banned the production of a dramatist play called "Batum", the health of the latter began to deteriorate sharply. Among other things, he was almost blind and the last version of "Master and Margarita" was forced to dictate to his wife. Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasievich, whose biography is full of tragedy, died on March 10, 1940 and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.

Museums in Moscow and Kiev

Today the cultural center "Bulgakov House" operates in the capital. In addition, in the same building, but in another entrance, is the State Museum, dedicated to the writer. In the hometown of Bulgakov there is also an interesting tourist object connected with the writer's name. This is the so-called House of Turbins. It is located in Kiev at the address: Andreevsky Descent, 13.

Bulgakov's house: address

Interest in the work of the writer who wrote "The Master and Margarita" is growing every year. This is evidenced by the fact that in the "Bulgakov" places in Moscow is always crowded. And there you can meet people of different ages. Especially popular are excursions to the Bulgakov House, which is located at: ul. Big Sadovaya, house 10, 6th entrance. Getting there is not difficult. To do this, go to the metro station "Mayakovskaya", go in the direction of the sign "to the Bulgakov Museum" and pass the Concert Hall. P. Tchaikovsky, the building of the Satire Theater, the "Aquarium" garden and the building of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

State Museum: background of creation

As already mentioned, the Bulgakov house in Moscow is the seat of two cultural institutions simultaneously related to the writer and his work. The first of them was founded by the order of the government of the capital in the so-called "bad apartment". This name is the former "communal", located on the 4th floor of the house number 10 on Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, received from the writer who described it in "The Master and Margarita." It was in one of her little rooms in the autumn of 1921 that Mikhail Afanasyevich settled with his wife after moving to the capital. There he also wrote many of his early works.

In 1990, a fund was created in order to turn a communal apartment into a museum of Bulgakov. However, a few more years had to pass before the efforts of the most devoted admirers of the talent of the genius writer were crowned with success. Be that as it may, Bulgakov's house in Moscow became a museum and turned into one of the sights of the capital.

State Museum: description

The Bulgakov house-museum consists of 8 exhibition rooms. The following expositions are placed in them:

• The writer's cabinet;
• "Communal kitchen";
• "The House of Pigita";
• "The Blue Cabinet";
• living room;
• "On the eve";
• "Bad stairs";
• Exhibition project "Shadows";
• An exhibition of linocuts Iker Spozio, representing illustrations for the novel "The Master and Margarita."

Among the most valuable exhibits are Bulgakov's personal belongings, including furniture and other interior items from the apartment where he spent the last years of his life. Also there you can see several author's manuscripts of his famous works.

The project "The Fifth Dimension"

As you know, museums of the world in the last decade are trying to move away from academic canons and become more interactive. There is also a trend towards the implementation of socially significant projects. Did not stay aloof and the Museum House-apartment Bulgakov. In particular, his project "The Fifth Dimension" is designed to enable people with visual problems to join the writer's creativity, as well as to get acquainted with the exhibits through hearing and touch. In particular, the museum is filled with music of the era in which Bulgakov's heroes existed and he himself created. In addition, there you can hear interesting audio recordings.

Museum-theater

The Bulgakov House in Moscow is a haven and cultural center, which is located on the first floor of the building. Its opening took place in 2004. The pride of the center is a unique electronic exposition dedicated to MA Bulgakov, which contains more than 500 documents and photographs, as well as video recordings of plays and films produced and shot by the writer's works.

Excursions

Both cultural institutions - both the Bulgakov House Museum and the Center - are pleased with visitors. And those who want to see the exhibits related to the author of "Master and Margarita" and "Days of Turbins" are always a lot! In particular, an excursion to Bulgakov's house is popular not only among Russians, but also among foreign tourists. If you want to visit the cultural center, then you can see the monument to writer N. Bazyuk and the model of the monument from the famous project of A. I. Rukavishnikov, which is devoted to the legendary novel "Master and Margarita". Of great interest is the bas-relief at the entrance of the same author.

Theater, quest, tram

In the Bulgakov house you can not only get acquainted with the museum exhibits, but also see the performances performed by the artists of the troupe operating under the museum. And all the admirers of the writer's creative work, the State House-Museum invites you to play an exciting quest, in which you need to study the work "Master and Margarita".

As you can see, Bulgakov's House is a place that you just need to visit. And most importantly, you need to take your children there, even if they prefer computerized "shooters" to books. As testimonies testify, the majority of teenagers who have visited there, run to the library or search for electronic versions of Bulgakov's works.