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It is an anti-thesis of 'The Master and Margarita' - instead of the devil there is time travel. Bulgakov highlighted the shortcomings and evils of a socialist system, Voinovich speculates the lacuna of a futuristic ideal communist state.

Of course - 'Primary matter is secondary matter' as the Genialissimo said!

Apparently an anti-thesis of 'The Master and Margarita', of course there is no devil but there is time travel. If Bulgakov demonstrated the shortcomings and evils of a Socialist system, Voinovich demonstrates the incoherency of such a system if ever fully realised. Bulgakov's Moscow had housing problems and sung praises to Stalin, Voinovich's Moscow is renamed to Moscowrep - an archetype of ideal Communism.