Olga Levinawww.instagram.comOlga Levina is a St. Petersburg–based artist with a style that’s unmistakably her own. In 2016 she produced several black-and-white illustrations for The Master and Margarita, and two years later she took another run at the subject—this time in a different manner, with a bold emphasis on red. (Naturally, our selection includes all her pieces, both the earlier ones and the later.) Olga posts her Bulgakov illustrations on Instagram with the hashtag #булгаковголовногомозга (e.g. Bulgakov cerebral syndrome)—we approve this term; in fact, we’re similarly afflicted.
Chapter 1. Never Talk to Strangers
Chapter 2. Pontius Pilate (early version)
Chapter 4. The Chase
Chapter 7. The Naughty Apartment
Chapter 8. A Duel Between the Professor and the Poet
Chapter 12. Black Magic and Its Exposure
Chapter 13. The Appearance of the Hero
Chapter 14. Praise the Rooster!
Chapter 14. Praise the Rooster! (early version)
Chapter 16. The Execution
Chapter 18. Unlucky Visitors
Chapter 19. Margarita
Chapter 20. Azazello's Cream
Chapter 20. Azazello's Cream (early version)
Chapter 21. The Flight
Chapter 22. By Candlelight
Chapter 22. By Candlelight (early version)
Chapter 23. The Great Ball at Satan's
Chapter 23. The Great Ball at Satan's (early version)
Chapter 24. The Extraction of the Master
Chapter 25. How the Procurator Tried to Save Judas
Chapter 28. The Last Adventures of Korovyev and Behemoth
Chapter 30. It's Time! It's Time!
Chapter 31. On Sparrow Hills
Chapter 31. On Sparrow Hills (early version)
Chapter 32. Forgiveness and Eternal Refuge
And as a small bonus, here's a potpourri that Olga drew for a T-shirt print.
And one more bonus: a sketch of Behemoth the cat
