The concept behind this book cover is to highlight the novel’s dark humour and political satire.
The illustration shows a specific scene where Woland manipulates the Soviet system along with the fabric of reality and money rains from the sky. The citizens of Moscow react with petty self-interest, illustrating society’s cynicism and greed.
This appearance of Woland resembles the Lenin character of old propaganda posters to highlight the novel’s absurdity.
