Bulgakov's Feuilleton
Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) is recognized as a Russian master, having achieved the highest level of literary art.  He surpasses other Russian masters in wit, with the exception of Gogol, his favorite writer.   Bulgakov not only enlightens, but entertains.  He is extremely funny and very accessible to the modern reader.   Co-translator Mila Sanina is the social media editor at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.  Ms. Sanina has worked at CNN International and PBS NewsHour.  Born and educated in Kazakhstan, she first experienced the U.S. in 2005 on a dairy farm in Chetek, Wisconson, where she lived for a year as an exchange student sponsored by the US State Department.    Michael Wagner worked as a physician before taking up a research career in biomedical informatics. Ms. Sanina and Dr. Wagner met by chance at a cafe a few years ago.