{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/66042b63fdb45400167eb0a9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mikhail Bulgakov: the author on the front line of Ukraine's new 'culture war'","description":"<p><strong>Day 765.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Today, in a special episode over Easter Monday, Francis visits the Bulgakov Museum in Kyiv to discuss the life and times of one of the most controversial writers in Ukraine today.</p><p><br></p><p>Milkail Bulgakov (1891-1940), author of&nbsp;<em>The Master and Margarita,&nbsp;</em>was a witness to the Ukrainian War of Independence between 1917 and 1921 – resurrecting it in his novel&nbsp;<em>The White Guard</em>&nbsp;– and is therefore a pivotal figure in the literary history of Ukraine, especially given his vivid depiction of Kyiv at war, as it is now.</p><p><br></p><p>Francis talks to researcher Maryna Sychenko about the current battle over Bulgakov's legacy, and whether he should be seen as a Russian or Ukrainian writer. Plus, she shares her own memories of the full-scale invasion.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Website for the Bulgakov Museum:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/bulgakovmuseuminkyiv/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/bulgakovmuseuminkyiv/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><em>English tours are available.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe</strong>&nbsp;to The Telegraph:&nbsp;telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</p><p><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}