Monument to Mikhail Bulgakov

The monument to Mikhail Bulgakov was erected in Kiev on St. Andrew’s Descent in October 2007, and a month later the monument was inaugurated, which was attended by measures of Kiev and the Russian Ambassador to Ukraine. The author of the monument is Nikolai Rapai - an outstanding Kiev sculptor, who depicted Bulgakov sitting on a bench, with his legs thrown at each other, as well as his arms crossed. The monument was made of bronze, at the expense of a generous patron - Deputy head of the Kiev city administration Denis Baas. Its construction cost about 70 thousand dollars.

The place for the location of the monument was not chosen by chance, Andreevsky Descent is Bulgakov’s native street, in the local house No. 13 since 1906 lived the family of Athanasy Bulgakov, who taught at the Kiev Theological Academy. Here the famous writer Mikhail Bulgakov settled his heroes. Near the monument there is a small well-groomed flowerbed, the purity of which is monitored by local residents. Every year thousands of tourists gather at the monument to Mikhail Bulgakov to honor the memory of the great master of prose.