One of the most popular novels of the twentieth century was completed on February 13, 1940 and in 2018 celebrated its 78th anniversary. The author worked on it for 12 whole years, but during the writer's life the work was not published. As it turned out, "Master and Margarita" - the basis for the preparation of tourist routes on Bulgakov places in Moscow. Let's take a walk through the iconic locations of the novel and find out where the main characters first met, and what reminds us of this work in the capital today.
Patriarch's Ponds
Here appeared Ivan Bezdomny and Mikhail Berlioz. Who read, he remembers that they were coming from MASSOLIT and sat down on a bench located opposite the house with turrets. Then Woland appeared with his retinue. By the way, Ermolaevsky Lane used to be called Koroviy, hence the name of the character Koroviev, who in the first scenes waves to Berlioz.
As for the tram, he went to the Patriarchs. In the writer's archive, a note was found from a 1929 newspaper, which refers to the laying of a line along Malaya Bronnaya. However, in reality, the project was not implemented, and the tram ran along Tverskaya and along the Garden Ring. Today, a sign prohibiting talking with strangers resembles a novel.
"Bad apartment"
A tour of Bulgakovās places takes us to house number 50, where Woland settled with his retinue. In fact, a "bad apartment" was located at 10. Bolshaya Sadovaya, the building number indicated in the work is not accidental. It was at this address in apartment number 50 that the author lived with his first wife. Now here is a museum.
To paint the walls of the staircase began in the 70s. By the way, they were whitened several times, but fans of the novel continued to leave their messages. Among the works you can find illustrations by professional artists, but the bulk belongs to the "brushes" of ordinary people. Therefore, quotes from the work side by side with phrases on abstract topics.
Theater "Variety"
This mystical Bulgakov place in Moscow, where Woland and his retinue arranged a session of black magic, is of interest to many tourists, but it has never been in the capital. The prototype of the theater was the music hall and the circus. The author of the novel has been to performances many times, seen performances by foreign artists, performances and animal tricks. Hence the tricks of the Hippopotamus, the exchange of Soviet outfits for European, the exposure of the chairman and, of course, the trick with tearing off his head. Here, in the garden "Aquarium", Varenukha first met with Azazello and the cat Hippo.
Today, there are no traces of the āMaster and Margaritaā in this place. Only the dome of the Satire Theater recalls the "Variety".
"House of Griboedov"
The next Bulgakovās place in Moscow, in which the writer placed the MASSOLIT organization, is located at 25 Tverskoy Boulevard. By the way, the building has nothing to do with the creator of Woe from Wit, but Ivan Bezdomny is in the novel Master and Margarita. declared crazy, and then taken to the clinic, Professor Stravinsky.
Today, the house, which has a dubious writing history, is still filled with people - the Maxim Gorky Literary Institute is located within the walls of the building.
The same lane
Directly Bolshoi Gnezdnikovsky Lane is not indicated in the novel, but this does not make it a less interesting Bulgakovsky place in Moscow. Anyone who has read the work remembers that the first meeting of the main characters took place in an alley that overlooks Tverskaya through an arch.
It was here in the house at number 10 that the author once met his third wife. By the way, she, like Margarita, was at that time married. Today at the specified address is the educational scene of GITIS.
Mansion on Spiridonovka
The work says that the main character and her husband lived on the top floor of a beautiful mansion in one of the alleys near the Arbat. According to one of the most popular versions, the castle, built at the end of the 19th century according to the project of the famous architect Fedor Shekhtel, could serve as a prototype. The order came from a philanthropist and entrepreneur Savva Morozov, who wanted to make a gift to his wife. Another Bulgakovsky place in Moscow is located at the address: 17 Spiridonovka.
Despite the fact that the street is far from Arbat, the house with the garden is made in the Gothic style, exactly as indicated in the novel. Today, the mansion serves as a venue for receptions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
House of the Master
Under the description of the basement, where the protagonist moved to work on a work about Pontius Pilate, the building falls at the address: 9. Mansurovsky Lane. Bulgakov often visited here. Previously, the house belonged to the brothers - actor Vladimir and decorator Sergey Topleninov. The brothers rented the basement to Sergey Ermolinsky, the playwright, whom Mikhail Afanasevich had visited. Here he wrote his novel and read some of his chapters. The last owners of the house were the descendants of the famous artist Kursky, in 2013 the building was put up for auction.
Today on the connection with the "Master and Margarita" reports a tablet telling that in 1926-1932. the author of the work has been here repeatedly and the house is an object of cultural heritage.
Bus tour of Bulgakov places in Moscow at night from Moscow Turizm
If you are interested in the article, and you want to see firsthand all the places described in the novel, we recommend ordering a pedestrian or bus route. The tour is suitable for those who love the work, and for those who want to refresh their memories, plunge into the mystical life of the main characters.
In 5 hours you will visit:
- Patriarch's Ponds;
- "bad apartment";
- the bench where Berlioz and the Homeless had a lively conversation;
- basement of the Master;
- the mansion where Margarita lived with her husband;
- MASSOLITH building;
- Novodevichy cemetery;
- Arbat;
- Pashkovās house.
In a night excursion in Moscow around Bulgakov places you will see and learn:
- Is it true that naked people walked around the capital.
- Why the author simply hated the "bad apartment".
- The place where Berlioz lost his head.
- The route that the Homeless pursued the killer.
- What connects Gogol and Bulgakov.
- Who now lives in the basement of the Master.
- Where did the conversation between Woland and Levi Matvey.
Ticket price depends on the number of participants. For example, if you are planning a trip in splendid isolation, you will have to pay 1050 or 850 (preferential) rubles. The amount for a company of five people is 3,750 rubles.
Start: on the night of Friday to Saturday (from 1:00 to 6 in the morning).
Tram on Bulgakov places in Moscow
For those who want to go along the famous route, but take care of their feet, we offer another option for a walk. ā302-BISā is not just a tram, but a real museum on wheels, which will happily take you to the era of the twentieth century.
The tour is presented in the following options:
- āBulgakovās houseā and āBad apartmentā. The meeting place is Bolshaya Sadovaya, 10. Duration 1.5 hours, seating available, price - 700 rubles. The minimum number of participants is 24 people.
- āMirages of a mystical novelā, āSecret Roomsā and āBad Apartmentā. A two-hour tour is designed for a group of at least 24 people. Ticket price: 800 and 700 (preferential) rubles.
- āManuscripts do not burnā, āBulgakovās Houseā and Pashkovās House - the price is 800-850 rubles.
According to reviews, the most interesting is a theatrical night tour. First, a guide to the world of shadows and living ghosts will take you around the capital and revive the stories that still whisper the streets of Moscow. But the main surprise will await the participants in the most mystical time - an hour before midnight. In a mysterious house will be a real spiritualistic session. Secret doors will open, the main characters will leave the pages of the immortal work, and you will find yourself next to them.
Ticket price: 1300 and 1200 (preferential) rubles.