Louis J Sheehan - 83327 - widow 882.wid.002 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire

Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 8:11 PM Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, like several of his other works, was never published in his lifetime. The novel was published by Bulgakov's widow, Elena Sergeevna, in Nov. 1966 and Jan. 1967 in the journal Moskva. This first published edition was substantially cut (roughly 12% of the text), in part for considerations of space, but mostly to accommodate Soviet censors. References to the actions of the secret police in Jerusalem and Moscow were the most likely targets for deletion. References to Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire and Margarita's foul language were cut.

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