As I mentioned yesterday, I read Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master & Margarita" last summer, an absolutely magnificent novel, and an iconic piece of Russian literature that emerged after the author's death to provide lacerating social commentary on the times in which he lived. The book is full of compelling characters, ranging from truly unique portraits of Pontius Pilate & Jesus Christ and the Devil to memorable minor figures in the Soviet theatrical world. I personally loved best the surreal interpretation of Behemoth, one of Satan's feline attendants, a huge black cat that walks on its hind legs, talks a mean game, and occasionally murders something with swift, sudden precision. Here are some artistic explorations of what Behemoth might look like... Russian literature has some profound depths everyone should try peering into...
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