The Master and Margarita: The Characters of the Cult Novel Come to Life in the "Retro Atelier" Photo Project (25 photos)

The Retroatelier studio strived to capture the characters' appearance and the mysterious atmosphere of Bulgakov's novel. Each frame from the photo shoot tells the story of the events that unfold in a specific chapter.

We are publishing images that will make you want to reread the book.





"Azazello's Cream"



"A naturally curly, black-haired woman of about twenty looked back at thirty-year-old Margarita from the mirror..."

"Never talk to "Unknown"

"Annushka has already bought sunflower oil, and not only bought it, but even spilled it..."

"Unlucky Visitors"



"Did you come without a sword?.."

"Pontius Pilate"



"—" "Is it me you call a good man?"

"The Burial"



"They were arguing about something very complex and important, and neither of them could defeat the other…"

"The Chase"



"Ivan gasped, glanced into the distance, and saw the hated stranger. He was already at the exit to Patriarch's Lane, and not alone. The more than dubious choirmaster had managed to join him."

"Extracting the Master"



"Manuscripts Don't Burn..."

"The End of Apartment No. 50"



"Not messing around, not bothering anyone, fixing the primus..."

"Pontius Pilate"



"In a white cloak with a bloody with a lining…”

“How the Procurator Tried to Save Judas”



“Darkness Covered Yershalaim…”

“Unlucky Visitors”



“Here, in the crimson light from the fireplace, a sword flashed before the bartender…”

“The Appearance of the Hero”



“Alarming Yellow flowers…”

“Extracting the Master”



“Never ask for anything!.. They will offer it themselves and give everything themselves!..”

“The Last Adventures of Koroviev and Behemoth”



“It was this very citizen who stopped Koroviev and Behemoth…”

“Forgiveness and Eternal "Shelter"



"So they flew in silence for a long time..."

"By Candlelight"



"The cat, removing the binoculars from his eyes, quietly nudged his king in the back."

"The Hero's Appearance"



"She came to me every day, and I began waiting for her in the morning."

"Flight"



"...but only soon did Margarita, opening her eyes, see beneath her not the forest darkness, but a trembling lake of Moscow lights."

"The fate of the master and Margarita is determined"



"Woland sat on a folding stool, dressed in his black cassock."

"News from Yalta"



"—Ivan Vasilyevich?" the receiver cried joyfully. "I'm terribly glad to hear your voice! How are you?"

"Merci," Varenukha replied in amazement. "And who am I speaking to?"

"Margarita"



"—Then please accept it," said Azazello, taking a round gold box from his pocket and handing it to Margarita, saying, "Hide it, or passersby will be looking." You'll need it, Margarita Nikolaevna."

"Pontius Pilate"



"The procurator addressed the centurion in Latin:

"The criminal calls me 'good man.' Take him out of here for a minute, explain to him how to speak to me. But don't harm him."

"The Great Ball at Satan's"



"The stairs began to fill up. Now, on every step, seemingly identical from a distance, were men in tailcoats and naked women with them, differing from each other only in the color of the feathers on their heads and their shoes."

"Epilogue"



“...a sad, but absolutely irrefutable conclusion was made that the hypnotist gang has the ability to hypnotize at a huge distance, and not only individuals, but entire groups of them.”