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And so “The White Guard” continues to introduce us to new characters. A piece of paper arrived at the city prison ordering the release of the prisoner in Cell No. 666 – Petlyura, about whom no one seemed to know anything definite. However, this man is set play a significant role in political destabilisation of Kiev.

The next Chapter of “The White Guard” transports us to Kiev, a city teeming with refugees from Moscow and Petrograd – merchants, bankers, industrialists, lawyers, actors, landlords, ex-members of the State Duma, engineers, doctors, and writers, all sharing a hatred for the Bolsheviks. Kiev has become a center of resistance. But for how long?

It is time for your next dose of “The White Guard”, which unfolds at a festive dinner arranged in honour of the visit of Aleksey’s comrades, Fedor and Leonid, who came to visit the family of Turbins. The topic of the discussion you may ask… Find out in Chapter III.

The events of the novel “White Guard” begin to gain momentum. The authority of hetman Skoropadskyof in Kiev supported by the Germans has diminished. The troops of the socialist Petlyura are heading to the city. Similar to the Bolsheviks, he is a robber, and differs from them only by his Ukrainian nationalism. Meanwhile, the family of Turbins are gathering in the living room and listening to cannon shots approaching Kiev. Very soon the life of this family will change greatly.

Our exciting journey through Bulgakov`s masterpieces is about to resume as we delve into Bulgakov`s “The White Guard”, a story which unfolds in 1918 Ukraine, following the Turbin family and the Ukrainian War of Independence which sees various armies (the Whites, the Red, the Imperial German Army and the Ukrainian nationalists) fight for the city of Kyiv.