The Master and Margarita: Illustrations by Elena Eskova

The Master and Margarita:Illustrations by Elena Eskova

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Elena Eskova was born in 1961 in the city of Kursk. In 1984 she graduated from the Art and Graphics Faculty of the State Pedagogical Institute in Kursk. After that she worked at a publishing complex that was also called Kursk.

Here are several of her illustrations for the novel The Master and Margarita—in my view, quite interesting. Apparently the drawings were scanned from a book—or perhaps from an album.

  • Cover

    Artwork #1 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • This is probably the title page

    Artwork #2 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • “Never talk to strangers”

    Artwork #3 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Ivanushka arrives at MASSOLIT carrying a candle and an icon

    Artwork #4 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • A hungover Stepa Likhodeev finds Woland’s gang in his apartment

    Artwork #5 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Pontius Pilate

    Artwork #6 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Here I confess I’m at a loss. Which scene is this?

    Artwork #7 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Behemoth the cat, in human guise, with a Primus stove under his arm

    Artwork #8 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • The execution of Yeshua

    Artwork #9 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Pilate and Banga

    Artwork #10 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Ivan and the Master in Stravinsky’s clinic

    Artwork #11 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • An empty suit

    Artwork #12 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Judas and Niza (for some reason with a halo)

    Artwork #13 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Remember Yeshua and Pilate’s discussion about a life hanging by a thread—and who hung it there?

    Artwork #14 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • The killing of Judas. Niza—like some jine of hero—disappears into the sunset

    Artwork #15 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Ladies’ dress shop at the black‑magic séance

    Artwork #16 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • The Master greets Margarita with yellow flowers

    Artwork #17 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Azazello and Margarita in Alexander Garden

    Artwork #18 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • After the ball, by candlelight

    Artwork #19 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • The killing of Baron Meigel

    Artwork #20 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Margarita’s flight: invisible and free!

    Artwork #21 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Petitioners at Satan’s ball

    Artwork #22 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Margarita and Behemoth. Or maybe it’s Hella after all?

    Artwork #23 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • A commotion at Torgsin shop

    Artwork #24 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Attempt to arrest the whole gang

    Artwork #25 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Levi and Woland on a rooftop as the shadow of a sword falls across it

    Artwork #26 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • The last flight

    Artwork #27 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Behemoth and the ladies

    Artwork #28 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • And to conclude

    Artwork #29 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”

And there's much more to see!

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