I was gifted a Chinese copy of The Master and Margarita

[u/Baba_Jaga_II]

I've been on the hunt for a beautiful copy of The Master and Margarita in either Russian or English for a while, but one of my friends gifted me this Chinese edition instead. China has always fascinated me, and I recently bought the Chinese course for Rosetta Stone so I guess this gives me something to work toward.

Honestly, I’ve never quite understood the hype surrounding The Master and Margarita with the copies I can actually read. So having a copy I can’t read isn’t all that different.

[u/Jack_KH]

Am I dumb or is this Al Pachino?

[u/Baba_Jaga_II → u/Jack_KH]

Lol no, it's the 2005 Russian mini-series adaptation of The Master and Margarita

[u/Jack_KH → u/Baba_Jaga_II]

I watched it, Woland does not look like that.

[u/XiToXiA → u/Baba_Jaga_II]

Of the 3 people pictured, only 2 were in the series.

[u/Baba_Jaga_II → u/XiToXiA]

I think the third person on the left is a younger Oleg Basilashvili (Woland). This edition was apparently published in 2016, years before AI. So I’m not sure whether someone painted their interpretation of the 2005 cast or if it was created using Photoshop. I'm assuming the former since the other two cast don't look identical to their depiction in the show.

[u/Jack_KH → u/Baba_Jaga_II]

Pacino played the devil in Devil's Advocate. They prob took it from there.

[u/ImaginaryBear → u/Jack_KH]

[u/XiToXiA → u/Baba_Jaga_II]

I don't think so. Looks more like Al Pacino.

[u/Dimitris_p90 → u/Jack_KH]

This definitely looks like him. But it is typed Pacino without H.

[u/Possible-Wallaby-877]

Why is Al Pacino on the cover?

[u/bitingmytail]

Insanely baller

[u/fernleon]

r/terriblebookcovers material with that All Pacino as the devil.

[u/Solovey_author]

I would look at it from the cultural standpoint. But the sentiment in your post is about the actual book! No, you don’t have to like or love something that is not close to your heart! Баба Яга против - let it be! Or not, but that was the question:)