Born: 15 May 1891 · Died: 10 March 1940 · Age at death: 48
How old was Mikhail Bulgakov when he died?
Mikhail Bulgakov died aged 48. He was born on 15 May 1891 and died on 10 March 1940.
Soviet writer whose satirical novel The Master and Margarita, with the Devil visiting Moscow, was only published after his death
Did you know?Although he was a qualified physician, he chose to abandon medicine to focus entirely on his literary career.
Quick facts
Date of birth15 May 1891
Date of death10 March 1940
Age at death48
Cause of deathKidney failure
NationalityRussian
BirthplaceKyiv, Ukraine
Occupationnovelist, playwright, physician
Editor's Take:
Mikhail Bulgakov wrote The Master and Margarita, one of the great novels of the 20th century. Born in Kyiv, he trained and worked as a doctor during the Civil War. His play The Days of the Turbins became a hit, reportedly admired by Stalin. But much of his work was banned. He wrote his masterpiece in secret for over a decade. In it, the Devil visits Soviet Moscow. It was published only in the 1960s, long after his death.
Key Milestones
1925: The White Guard – novel
1925: Heart of a Dog – novella
1926: Days of the Turbins – play
1930: Letter to Stalin
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( buul-GAH-kof; Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, IPA: 15 May 1891 – 10 March 1940) was a Russian and Soviet novelist and playwright. His novel The Master and Margarita, published posthumously, has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.
Mikhail Bulgakov's birthday is May 15. He was born on May 15, 1891 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
How old was Mikhail Bulgakov when he died?
Mikhail Bulgakov died on March 10, 1940, aged 48.
Who shares a birthday with Mikhail Bulgakov?
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