From the 1920s until his death Joseph Stalin was the leader of Russia. What happened under Stalin's reign did not arouse feelings of love for the homeland in the Russian people. Under Stalin people lived in constant fear of an epidemic in their country, of the genocide of Stalin's people by Stalin himself. From 1934 to 1939 a period of mass fear engulfed Russia and Stalin was at the helm with his (helpers?) of mass killings, the NKVD which is the internal police. Russia has always had a form of "state security service" commonly thought of today as "the secret police", but in 1929 under Stalin's direction the NKVD was formed and, although it may have had a new name, it still retained the infamous fear and practices of its predecessors, the GPU, the GUGB and others. Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov was alive during this time of fear, and one of the books he wrote, titled The Master and Margarita, shares more than a passing resemblance to Stalin and his regime of fear. In fact it seems like the author created this book as a commentary on the times because of the way he writes ...