tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917722747536655397.post473197351155174430..comments2023-08-02T01:48:35.439-07:00Comments on The Grinnell College Russian Literature Blog: Foreigners in Master and MargaritaKelly Heroldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484703304084014289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917722747536655397.post-46811485301203546542012-04-22T17:53:41.695-07:002012-04-22T17:53:41.695-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.nahibfurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03638808645831417998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917722747536655397.post-41704310858600833602012-04-22T17:53:30.909-07:002012-04-22T17:53:30.909-07:00You pose a very interesting question. I dont think...You pose a very interesting question. I dont think that Bulgakov wants to portray Jerusalem as a "perfect" or the politics were better but rather he wants to show the simple reality of that time. I think the only purpose of us knowing about stories about Jerusalem was to see extreme contrast between "modern and socialist" world and the world of Jesus. <br /><br />I dont remember correctly but Wolland at the beginning of the novel mentions that he could have been there but he chose not to and not to intervene because he just did not want to.nahibfurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03638808645831417998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917722747536655397.post-9569341347276747392012-04-17T23:14:20.294-07:002012-04-17T23:14:20.294-07:00In general I agree with your assessment. I am curi...In general I agree with your assessment. I am curious, still, about how another theme interacts with your assessment. That is, the notion that the devil is present is Moscow and thus not present in Jerusalem (aka god is in jerusalem). Given this, would you say that Jerusalem and the politics that Bulgakov writes about there serve as a better system? Does the devil's absence in Jerusalem make it any better/less corrupt of a city?Gabe Schechterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380516001279236468noreply@blogger.com