The Slavic Literature Pod The Master and Margarita (chs. 19-25) by Bulgakov
Show Notes:
Content warning: there will be a brief mention of rape from 12:20 to 12:28.
This week, Matt and Cameron get into their tuxes for a Devil’s Ball celebrated all the way from across the skies to the distorted apartments of Moscow, covering chapters 19 through 25 of Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita. They’ll be talking sex, they’ll be talking fairytale morality, and you bet they’ll be talking about dismembered heads. All in all, fairly normal things when you’re celebrating with hell’s annual ball.
Major themes: Eroticism as individuality, fairytales as moral clarity, alternative afterlives
21:26 - “Margarita’s Orgasms: Reading the Erotic in Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita.” by Zachary Johnson
The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.
Buy this book with our affiliate links on Bookshop or Amazon!
Our links: Website | Discord
Socials: Instagram | BlueSky | Twitter | Facebook
Questions, comments, want to hear your voice on a bonus episode? Send us an email at slaviclitpod@gmail.com or call our voicemail at 209.800.3944
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands