The White Guard
From the album “Illustrations by Sergei Chepik”
Bulgakov writes the novel:
“I pulled my barrack lamp as close as possible to the table and put a shade made of pink paper over its green shade, which brought the paper to life. On it, I wrote the words: 'And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.' Then I began to write, not yet knowing what would come of it. I remember that I really wanted to convey how good it is when the house is warm, the tower clock strikes in the dining room, the drowsy nap in bed, the books, and the frost. Writing is generally very difficult, but for some reason, this came easily. I had no intention of ever publishing it.”