"Master and Margarita" is a phantasmagoric novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, who takes an ambiguous position in Russian literature. "Master and Margarita" - a book written in the original language, here intertwined the fate of ordinary people, mystical forces, sharp satire and the genuine atmosphere of atheism. It is because of this "heaping up" of various literary devices and a kaleidoscope of events that it is difficult for the reader to grasp the profound political and moral meaning that lies in this great work. Everyone finds their meaning in this novel, and this is its multiplicity. Someone will say that the meaning of the "Master and Margarita" lies in the exaltation of love, even the death that overcomes, someone will object: no, this is a novel about the eternal opposition of good and evil, the propagation of Christian values. What is the truth?
In the novel there are two storylines, in each of which events occur at different times and in different places. Initially, the events unfold in Moscow in the 30s. On a quiet evening as if from nowhere appeared a strange company, headed by Woland, who in fact turned out to be Satan himself. They do things that radically change the lives of some people (as an example, the fate of Margarita in the novel "Master and Margarita"). The second line develops in analogy with the biblical storyline: the action takes place in the Master's novel, the main actors are the prophet Yeshua (an analogy with Jesus) and the procurator of Judea Pontius Pilate. These two lines are intricately linked together, the characters and roles of the characters are intertwined, which somewhat hinders to capture the meaning that the author originally invested in his work.
Yes, the meaning of "The Master and Margarita" can be interpreted in different ways: this novel is about great and pure love, and about devotion and self-sacrifice, and striving for truth and struggle for it, and about human vices, From the scene. However, there is a subtle political overtones in the novel, it simply could not be, especially if you take into account at what time Bulgakov created his work - cruel repressions, constant denunciations, total surveillance of the lives of citizens. "How can you live so calmly in such an atmosphere?" How can you go to shows and find your life successful? " - as if the author is asking. The personification of a merciless state machine can be considered Pontius Pilate. Suffering migraine and suspiciousness, not loving Jews and people in principle, he, nevertheless, is imbued with interest, and then sympathy for Yeshua. But, despite this, he did not dare to go against the system and save the prophet, for which he was later doomed to be tormented by doubts and remorse for all eternity, until the Master freed him. Pondering over the fate of the procurator, the reader begins to comprehend the moral meaning of the "Master and Margarita": "What makes people betray their principles? Cowardice? Indifference? Fear of responsibility for their actions?"
In the novel "Master and Margarita" the author consciously disregards the biblical canons and gives his own interpretation of the nature of good and evil, which often in the novel change places. This view helps to take a fresh look at the usual things and discover many new things where there would seem to be nothing to look for - this is the meaning of the "Master and Margarita".