Cover me, I'm going in. Yes, it's the first two chapters of The Master and Margarita 😈😈!
So we start in an unseasonably warm day, where there is no beer, nor cold drinks, only warm apricot juice. The Horror!
So we start in an unseasonably warm day, where there is no beer, nor cold drinks, only warm apricot juice. The Horror!
November 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I’m hesitant to introduce myself to #wolandsball having learned that one should “Never talk to strangers”. 😈
November 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I’m hesitant to introduce myself to #wolandsball having learned that one should “Never talk to strangers”. 😈
Especially impressive: the description of Koroviev emerging from Thick Air. #wolandsball 😈
November 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Especially impressive: the description of Koroviev emerging from Thick Air. #wolandsball 😈
October 28, 2026 at 12:31 PM
But the theme through this and through Woland’s comments is, in many ways, about free will and choices.
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November 2, 2026 at 12:26 PM
But the theme through this and through Woland’s comments is, in many ways, about free will and choices.
#wolandsball
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Hi everyone! We start tomorrow. If you don’t have a specific confirmation from me that I added you to the feed let me know so I can check. Enjoy Halloween and then we can keep the devils going in Nov.!
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@abbaetha.bsky.social
I took the liberty of putting this in Google Sheets. I hope this was not presumptuous of me; I wanted to help!
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Folks, please let me know if I made any errors.
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It's the smiling devil face with the horns, I think?
#wolandsball
I took the liberty of putting this in Google Sheets. I hope this was not presumptuous of me; I wanted to help!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Folks, please let me know if I made any errors.
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It's the smiling devil face with the horns, I think?
#wolandsball
Master and Margarita November 2026 Readalong Schedule
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October 31, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Hi everyone! We start tomorrow. If you don’t have a specific confirmation from me that I added you to the feed let me know so I can check. Enjoy Halloween and then we can keep the devils going in Nov.!
#wolandsball
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Nevertheless! I immediately appreciate how Bulgakov paints the oppressive heat and sweltering atmosphere of the city by describing how it affects the characters, as they are introduced. #wolandsball 😈
November 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Nevertheless! I immediately appreciate how Bulgakov paints the oppressive heat and sweltering atmosphere of the city by describing how it affects the characters, as they are introduced. #wolandsball 😈
#wolandsball 👿 I did not expect that my profession (transit operator) would have much overlap with The Master and Margarita, but chapters 3 and 4 ended up significantly in my wheelhouse, so to speak!
November 2, 2026 at 4:57 PM
#wolandsball 👿 I did not expect that my profession (transit operator) would have much overlap with The Master and Margarita, but chapters 3 and 4 ended up significantly in my wheelhouse, so to speak!
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Btw, should you find yourself in or near Washington DC, the Hillwood Museum has an amazing collection of imperial Russian orthodox liturgical furnishings, as well as a lot of Russian imperial artifacts. Marjorie Merriweather Post’s then-husband was the U.S. ambassador to
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Btw, should you find yourself in or near Washington DC, the Hillwood Museum has an amazing collection of imperial Russian orthodox liturgical furnishings, as well as a lot of Russian imperial artifacts. Marjorie Merriweather Post’s then-husband was the U.S. ambassador to
November 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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Btw, should you find yourself in or near Washington DC, the Hillwood Museum has an amazing collection of imperial Russian orthodox liturgical furnishings, as well as a lot of Russian imperial artifacts. Marjorie Merriweather Post’s then-husband was the U.S. ambassador to
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Btw, should you find yourself in or near Washington DC, the Hillwood Museum has an amazing collection of imperial Russian orthodox liturgical furnishings, as well as a lot of Russian imperial artifacts. Marjorie Merriweather Post’s then-husband was the U.S. ambassador to
#wolandsball. Anyone else keep thinking, "pleased to meet you. Hope you guess my name. Puzzling you is the nature of my game."
I we wonder if the Rolling Stones read this before writing Sympathy with the Devil. It has to have been around the same time.
I we wonder if the Rolling Stones read this before writing Sympathy with the Devil. It has to have been around the same time.
November 2, 2026 at 5:02 AM
#wolandsball. Anyone else keep thinking, "pleased to meet you. Hope you guess my name. Puzzling you is the nature of my game."
I we wonder if the Rolling Stones read this before writing Sympathy with the Devil. It has to have been around the same time.
I we wonder if the Rolling Stones read this before writing Sympathy with the Devil. It has to have been around the same time.
@abbaetha.bsky.social
I took the liberty of putting this in Google Sheets. I hope this was not presumptuous of me; I wanted to help!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Folks, please let me know if I made any errors.
📖😈
It's the smiling devil face with the horns, I think?
#wolandsball
I took the liberty of putting this in Google Sheets. I hope this was not presumptuous of me; I wanted to help!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Folks, please let me know if I made any errors.
📖😈
It's the smiling devil face with the horns, I think?
#wolandsball
Master and Margarita November 2026 Readalong Schedule
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October 30, 2026 at 4:02 AM
@abbaetha.bsky.social
I took the liberty of putting this in Google Sheets. I hope this was not presumptuous of me; I wanted to help!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Folks, please let me know if I made any errors.
📖😈
It's the smiling devil face with the horns, I think?
#wolandsball
I took the liberty of putting this in Google Sheets. I hope this was not presumptuous of me; I wanted to help!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Folks, please let me know if I made any errors.
📖😈
It's the smiling devil face with the horns, I think?
#wolandsball
#wolandsball 👿 Chapter 4, The Chase, is also significantly public transit oriented. I was touched that Bulgakov's narrator has a note of concern for the Tram Operator, who is also injured in the collision, by impacting the front window glass. Realistic for an emergency stop!
November 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
#wolandsball 👿 Chapter 4, The Chase, is also significantly public transit oriented. I was touched that Bulgakov's narrator has a note of concern for the Tram Operator, who is also injured in the collision, by impacting the front window glass. Realistic for an emergency stop!
#wolandsball
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Chapters 3 and 4 today - but, as promised, next-day context.
Marx famously said that religion is the opiate of the masses and this was taken entirely seriously by the Russian revolutionaries for a variety of reasons, both ideological and political. During the 20s the government
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Chapters 3 and 4 today - but, as promised, next-day context.
Marx famously said that religion is the opiate of the masses and this was taken entirely seriously by the Russian revolutionaries for a variety of reasons, both ideological and political. During the 20s the government
November 2, 2026 at 12:26 PM
#wolandsball
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Chapters 3 and 4 today - but, as promised, next-day context.
Marx famously said that religion is the opiate of the masses and this was taken entirely seriously by the Russian revolutionaries for a variety of reasons, both ideological and political. During the 20s the government
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Chapters 3 and 4 today - but, as promised, next-day context.
Marx famously said that religion is the opiate of the masses and this was taken entirely seriously by the Russian revolutionaries for a variety of reasons, both ideological and political. During the 20s the government
😈 #wolandsball Once again joining the #bsbookclub in this month's read of The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov. I have the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation coming tomorrow, so today's reading is from an unattributed translation on Hoopla.
November 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
😈 #wolandsball Once again joining the #bsbookclub in this month's read of The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov. I have the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation coming tomorrow, so today's reading is from an unattributed translation on Hoopla.
#wolandsball
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Hi all: attached is a reading schedule. For those who celebrate American Thanksgiving end-of-month I front-loaded most of the reading to the first part of the month. I will reattach regularly. It’s usually about 25pp a day until the end of the month.
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Hi all: attached is a reading schedule. For those who celebrate American Thanksgiving end-of-month I front-loaded most of the reading to the first part of the month. I will reattach regularly. It’s usually about 25pp a day until the end of the month.
October 27, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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Hi all: attached is a reading schedule. For those who celebrate American Thanksgiving end-of-month I front-loaded most of the reading to the first part of the month. I will reattach regularly. It’s usually about 25pp a day until the end of the month.
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Hi all: attached is a reading schedule. For those who celebrate American Thanksgiving end-of-month I front-loaded most of the reading to the first part of the month. I will reattach regularly. It’s usually about 25pp a day until the end of the month.
Demyan Bedny, atheist poet/Homeless inspo (?):
“Here is the truth about the New Testament:
Never was there a Jesus Christ.
No one to die, no one to rise from the dead,
No one to write the gospels about.”
Art & Stalin; creativity & state power; belief & fear. The devil, you say.
#wolandsball
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“Here is the truth about the New Testament:
Never was there a Jesus Christ.
No one to die, no one to rise from the dead,
No one to write the gospels about.”
Art & Stalin; creativity & state power; belief & fear. The devil, you say.
#wolandsball
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Demyan Bedny - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Demyan Bedny, atheist poet/Homeless inspo (?):
“Here is the truth about the New Testament:
Never was there a Jesus Christ.
No one to die, no one to rise from the dead,
No one to write the gospels about.”
Art & Stalin; creativity & state power; belief & fear. The devil, you say.
#wolandsball
😈👿
“Here is the truth about the New Testament:
Never was there a Jesus Christ.
No one to die, no one to rise from the dead,
No one to write the gospels about.”
Art & Stalin; creativity & state power; belief & fear. The devil, you say.
#wolandsball
😈👿
For additional reading, I can recommend Gulag: a History and Red Famine (both Anne Applebaum); A People’s Tragedy and Natasha’s Dance (both Orlando Figes). I have more of Figes’s work but I haven’t read it yet but he’s very accessible.
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October 26, 2026 at 10:49 PM
For additional reading, I can recommend Gulag: a History and Red Famine (both Anne Applebaum); A People’s Tragedy and Natasha’s Dance (both Orlando Figes). I have more of Figes’s work but I haven’t read it yet but he’s very accessible.
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To kick off, translations. The two I recommend are the Pevear and Volokhonsky and the Burgin and O’Connor. The Mirra Ginsburg is wonderful but it’s based on a version that was censored, so since we have the fuller version I recommend that. I’m personally going to read the Burgin
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To kick off, translations. The two I recommend are the Pevear and Volokhonsky and the Burgin and O’Connor. The Mirra Ginsburg is wonderful but it’s based on a version that was censored, so since we have the fuller version I recommend that. I’m personally going to read the Burgin
October 26, 2026 at 10:49 PM
#wolandsball
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To kick off, translations. The two I recommend are the Pevear and Volokhonsky and the Burgin and O’Connor. The Mirra Ginsburg is wonderful but it’s based on a version that was censored, so since we have the fuller version I recommend that. I’m personally going to read the Burgin
😈👿
To kick off, translations. The two I recommend are the Pevear and Volokhonsky and the Burgin and O’Connor. The Mirra Ginsburg is wonderful but it’s based on a version that was censored, so since we have the fuller version I recommend that. I’m personally going to read the Burgin
October 23, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Hi all! I’m leading. Feed is below. Over the next couple of days I will suggest translations and get the schedule going.
#wolandsball
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October 23, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Hi all! I’m leading. Feed is below. Over the next couple of days I will suggest translations and get the schedule going.
#wolandsball
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Ready for #wolandsball November! I just need to decide which of these translations to read. (Burgin/O'Connor is my wife's old copy, and shows the wear and tear of having been moved many times in the last 30 years; Pevear/Volokhonsky is a nice new library copy.)
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October 27, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Ready for #wolandsball November! I just need to decide which of these translations to read. (Burgin/O'Connor is my wife's old copy, and shows the wear and tear of having been moved many times in the last 30 years; Pevear/Volokhonsky is a nice new library copy.)
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I will be joining you. Will the feed be using an emoji tag, or just the #wolandsball hashtag?
And to kick us off, here's an overview of the different translations: welovetranslations.com/2022/10/31/w...
And to kick us off, here's an overview of the different translations: welovetranslations.com/2022/10/31/w...
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October 24, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I will be joining you. Will the feed be using an emoji tag, or just the #wolandsball hashtag?
And to kick us off, here's an overview of the different translations: welovetranslations.com/2022/10/31/w...
And to kick us off, here's an overview of the different translations: welovetranslations.com/2022/10/31/w...
Here you go - appreciate your patience as I’ve never led before.
Hi all! I’m leading. Feed is below. Over the next couple of days I will suggest translations and get the schedule going.
#wolandsball
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Hi all! I’m leading. Feed is below. Over the next couple of days I will suggest translations and get the schedule going.
#wolandsball
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Here you go - appreciate your patience as I’ve never led before.
Hi all! I’m leading. Feed is below. Over the next couple of days I will suggest translations and get the schedule going.
#wolandsball
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Hi all! I’m leading. Feed is below. Over the next couple of days I will suggest translations and get the schedule going.
#wolandsball
bsky.app/profile/did:...