Written by Mikhail Bulgakov, a writer during the Soviet era, Flight was a political satire of the Soviet regime Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov (or Bulhakov, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков; May 15 (May 3 Old Style), 1891–March 10, 1940) was a Soviet novelist and playwright of the first half of the 20th century. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Soviet redirects here. ...