“It's all over, so let's not burden the telegraph system.”

— Mikhail Bulgakov , book The Master and Margarita

Book One in 'The Incident at Griboyedov', B/O
The Master and Margarita (1967)

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Russian author primarily known for his novel "Master and Ma… 1891–1940

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