Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov worked on the novel that was published under the title "The Master and Margarita" from 1928 to 1940, practically until the end of his life. During that time, both the author's understanding of the work and its text changed significantly. This audiobook presents an early version of the famous novel ("The Great Chancellor") and chapters revised by the writer in 1934-1936. Early versions of "The Master and Margarita" are a unique opportunity to проникнуть into the creative laboratory of the great alchemist of words, Mikhail Bulgakov; it is another meeting with beloved characters, a return to the magical world of beautiful and tragic feelings created by the imagination of a brilliant writer.