Innovacionnye modeli v dramaturgii Michaila Bulgakova i ich primenenie v postsovetskom teatre na rubeže XX – XXI vekov. Innovative Models in the Playwriting of Mikhail Bulgakov and their Application in Post-Soviet Theatre at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century

This dissertation examines the innovations that Mikhail Bulgakov introduced into Russian dramaturgy in the 1920s, the gradual changes in the Soviet, theatrical canon which allowed the implementation of these innovative models on the stage, and the application of these models in post-Soviet dramaturgy of the 1990s–2000s. An analysis of both the texts and productions of post-Soviet, Russian plays reveals a certain trend: Bulgakov's innovative methods from the 1920s allowed the contemporary playwright — as well as the reader, director, and production team — to better understand a new type of conflict, one which is especially prevalent at the juncture of two ages — the conflict between man and his era. As a result, Bulgakov's innovative dramatic methods and techniques allowed post-Soviet playwrights to move away from a description of post-Soviet reality to new ways of thinking about the changing times and their place in them.