Pontius Pilate's lack of freedom in M. Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita

Vladimir Nemtsev

Vladimir Nemtsev Professor, Samara State University of Transport Communications

Keywords: Pilate, Judea, myth, existentialism, philosophy of the novel, religion, personality of the hero.

Abstract

The author of the article turned to the Bulgakov novel in order to examine the most important historical, literary and political problem of Jerusalem. The constant political tension on this issue has not been diminishing for more than two millennia. There are many debatable literary and philosophical ideas and images on this topic. M.A. Bulgakov created his bright mythological version. Professor Nemtsev justifies this in order to summarize some of the results of the study of The Master and Margarita. The key scene of the novel, describing the conversation of the procurator of Judea with the high priest, is interpreted as the plot center of the work. Methodology: the key scene should be considered epistemologically in order to recognize the ideology of the menippea novel, and most importantly, to help the reader decide in the right direction. For this purpose, the author of the article published a reader’s guide entitled “Methods for analyzing the works of Mikhail Bulgakov”.

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Author Biography

Vladimir Nemtsev, Professor, Samara State University of Transport Communications

Doctor of Philology, Professor, Samara State University of Transport Communications

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