The 'Master & Margarita' site is a website solely devoted to Mikhail Bulgakov's masterpiece 'The Master and Margarita'. On the website you will find explanations of the charachters and the locations of this complex novel, annotations per chapter, and comprehensive explanations on the political, social, cultural and economical context of the Stalin period during which Bulgakov wrote this novel. The website also offers information on the various adaptations of the novel in performing arts, fine arts, movie pictures and music. It contains an inventory of more than 500 theatre adaptations and 12 film and TV adaptations of 'The Master and Margarita', more than 200 pieces of music inspired by the novel and more than 1,500 illustrations. Furthermore, the 'Master & Margarita' website presents a huge archive of essays and studies written by scholars on the subjects of Mikhail Bulgakov, his novel 'The Master and Margarita' and the Stalin era in the Soviet Union, along with some texts of Mikhail Bulgakov which were never published before.