London Guardian: The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov

London Guardian: The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov

Mar 20, 2010 at 12:40
Will Self writes:At its première in 1926, Mikhail Bulgakov's play about the Russian intelligentsia caused members of the audience to faint in recognition of their plight. As The White Guard opens in London, Will Self considers the shadow cast over the writer's work by a phone call from Josef Stalin. Read the story here.