Iwan Kulikiwankulik.plIwan Kulik was born in 1959 in the Ukrainian city of Cherkasy, on the Dnieper River so loved by Bulgakov. Ivan Ivanovich studied in Kyiv and Kharkiv, and then spent some time in Moscow and Leningrad. Since 1990, he has lived in Poland, in Warsaw.
Unfortunately, the novel The Master and Margarita with his illustrations was never published in Russia, even though the artist drew over a thousand illustrations for the book (unbelievable!). This page presents only a small portion of them. The works you see here were created in 2010–2011; Iwan Iwanovich kindly sent them to me from Poland. I am very grateful to him for this.
The works are very interesting, but it's not always easy to immediately understand who is who. Let's try, however.
“I have a sword and a hat with a feather...” Since he can’t be Mephistopheles, it means this is Woland
Here he has gotten rid of the sword and feather, but we still recognize him by his different eyes
But Berlioz and Bezdomny do not recognize him
In front of Berlioz, as is right, a checkered citizen materialized from the sultry air, but Berlioz conspicuously ignores him. That’s why Fagott's face looks a bit upset
Hmm... is this Ivan Bezdomny with his anti-religious poem?
Ah, this is Annushka with the sunflower oil by the tram turnstile
And here Berlioz is run over. The tram has gone on, and the victim waves his hat in farewell. People wave back at him from the tram
Hiding from the scene of the crime on the tram's running board is Behemoth. People wave farewell to him too
So, what do we have here? Ivan pursuing the consultant breaks into a bathroom with a naked woman?
Here is Woland's gang
Behemoth with a primus stove in one hand... and a chicken leg in the other? Something is already burning behind him
We always recognize Margarita by her yellow flowers. So, here is the main couple
Here they are again
Here they are
And once more. I think it's very sweet
And again!
We know the Master's face from the previous drawings and can now recognize him
Well, good, but where is the biblical theme? Here, for example, is a man. He is bound. And he is a Judean. So, before us is Yeshua
Oh, gods, my gods!!
Here is the wandering philosopher in front of the procurator
And here is Pilate washing his hands
Wash them or not, the sentence must be pronounced
Here the assassins sent by the procurator take revenge on Judas. That will teach him how
And here Matthew Levi has been brought to the procurator. Pilate examines his parchment
And now let's return to Moscow and go straight to the black magic session at the Variety Theater. Look, Bengalsky's head is being torn off. Woland expressively facepalms
Meanwhile, the ladies are trying on new outfits on the Variety stage
It's their own fault. The policeman thoughtfully blows his whistle: what should be done with them now?
Here Behemoth and Azazello are beating the administrator Varenukha in a public lavatory
And here they are already rudely dragging Varenukha by his legs. Behemoth still has the chicken leg
Here is an empty suit
And this is probably Hella. She is calling Baron Meigel, inviting him to the ball
A sister of mercy with fangs and leeches appears before Doctor Kuzmin
I give up. Who is this?
Margarita sees the Master in his exile in a dream
Is this Margarita and Natasha? This can't be the ladies' shop at the Variety Theater again? Ah, there's a boar sitting in the corner. So, we guessed correctly
Let's fly!
And here I bet you won't guess what this illustration is about without my hint. Go on, try, and the correct answer will be below.
(Correct answer: this is Margarita flooding the apartment of the critic Latunsky, and the cleaning woman from the downstairs neighbors is putting basins under the streams of water from the ceiling).
Here Margarita has reached the naughty apartment and turned into Queen Margot
Baron Meigel did come to the ball after all. To his own misfortune
The raven-driver comfortably takes the Master and Margarita home after the ball
The Chekists are shooting at Behemoth, and Behemoth at the Chekists
Matthew Levi comes to Woland
Azazello has poisoned the Master and Margarita
Pilate on a mountain plateau
The demons are leaving Moscow
A vigilant citizen has brought a black cat to the police. Judging by the walls of the office, he is not the first
