Moscow’s Patriarch Pond and its park are the setting for Bulgakov’s opening of “Master and Margarita” (affiliate link). It also pays homage to Russian Fablist Ivan Krilov. Check out our photos of Bulgakov’s home.

Moscow’s Patriarch Pond – Frozen Over 
Patriarch Pond – Frozen Over 
Patriarch Pond – Frozen Over 

Copper Pigeon 
Pigeon with great markings 

M. Bulgakov 
The Town Musicians of Bremen 

The Boar under the Oak 
Patriarch Pond – Frozen over 
The Elephant and the Pug 
The Peacock and the Nightingale 

The Wolf and the Sheep 

The Crow and the Fox 

Fabilist Krilov 
The Monkey and the Mirror