In 1985, Gennady Kalinovsky (1929–2006) created a series of illustrations for "The Master and Margarita." This work, which the artist considered his greatest creative achievement, met a fate reminiscent of the fate of Bulgakov's manuscript: the illustrations were published only...
15 years later, in 2001, and in the same year were awarded diplomas at the XV Moscow International Book Exhibition-Fair. The artist managed to convey the complexity of Bulgakov's novel, where religious-historical mystery intertwined with the legend of the crucified Christ, Moscow's "buffoonery," and supernatural scenes with characters embodying dark forces that "eternally desire evil and eternally do good."
In 1985, Gennady Kalinovsky (1929–2006) created a series of illustrations for "The Master and Margarita." This work, which the artist considered his greatest creative achievement, met a fate reminiscent of the fate of Bulgakov's manuscript: the illustrations were published only 15 years later, in 2001, and in the same year were awarded diplomas at the XV Moscow International Book Exhibition-Fair. The artist managed to convey the complexity of Bulgakov's novel, where religious-historical mystery intertwined with the legend of the crucified Christ, Moscow's "buffoonery," and supernatural scenes with characters embodying dark forces that "eternally desire evil and eternally do good."