This great novel by Mikhail Bulgakov develops in three plans: the historical-psychological, centered around the figure of Pontius Pilate - the Man who cannot find the mental strength to act according to his conscience; the satirical, targeting the untalented, opportunistic individuals from the literary-artistic, mainly, environment of Stalinist Moscow; and the lyrical-dramatic, with a stunning frenzy and escalation of love between the Master and Margarita.