The Heart Of A Dog

Heart of a Dog, a novel by Mikhaiî Bulgakov,is a biting satire ofthe New Soviet man written in1925 at the height ofthe NEP period, whenCommunism appeared to be weakening in theSoviet Union. It's generally interpreted as anallegory ofthe Communist revolution and"the revolution's misguided attempt to radicallytransform mankind." İts puhlication was initiallyprohibited in the Soviet Union, but circulated insamizdat until it was officially released in thecountry in 1987. it is "one ofnovelistMikhail Bulgakov's most beloved stories"featuring a stray dog "named Sharik who takeshuman form, "asa slovenly and narcissisticincarnation ofthe New Soviet Man.The novel has become a cultural phenomenon inRussia, known and discussed by people"from schoolchildren to politicians."it has become a subject ofcritical argument,was filmed in both Russian and Italian-languageversions, and adapted in English as a playand an opera.