M. A. BULGAKOV'S EARLY SHORT PROSE IN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT DURING THE PERIOD OF THE WRITER'S JOURNALISTIC ACTIVITY BETWEEN 1919 AND 1926

The article examines M. A. Bulgakov’s early short prose in the autobiographical context. The following short stories were chosen as the research material: “Tribute to Admiration”, “The Extraordinary Adventures of the Doctor”, “The Red Crown”, “I killed”, “On the night of the 3rd”, as well as the essay “Kiev-the city” and the novella “Notes on the cuffs”. The article draws intertextual connections between Bulgakov’s early short prose and his diary entries, as well as the memoirs of his first wife, T. N. Lappa. In his research, the author of the article refers to the early short prose of M. A. Bulgakov, published specifically in periodicals during the time of his journalistic activity from 1919 to 1926.