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Mikhail Bulgakov's Life in Weeks

Russian writer best known for The Master and Margarita, one of the greatest novels of the 20th century.

1891–1940 Russian Writer & Playwright 2,547 weeks (48 years)

Mikhail Bulgakov's 2,547 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

2,547
Total Weeks
17,829
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
48
Years

Key Milestones

Age 25 · Week ~1,300

Graduated as a doctor and served in World War I

Age 30 · Week ~1,560

Abandoned medicine for literature

Age 34 · Week ~1,768

Published The White Guard

Age 37 · Week ~1,924

All his plays were banned by Soviet censors

Age 38 · Week ~1,976

Began writing The Master and Margarita

Age 48 · Week ~2,496

Died of kidney disease

Legacy

Wrote The Master and Margarita, a satirical masterpiece blending supernatural fantasy with Soviet reality. Published decades after his death.

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