“Zoykina apartment Bulgakov in brief summary
May evening. Zoya Denisovna Pelts, a thirty-five-year-old widow, dressed in front of a mirror. To her on business comes the chairman of the house committee of Hallelujah. He warns Zoya that she was decided to tighten up – she has six rooms. After long conversations Zoya shows Allilue permission to open a sewing workshop and school. The additional area is sixteen fathoms. Zoya gives Alleluia a bribe, and he says that, perhaps, the rest of the room is separated, after which he leaves. Pavel Fedorovich Obolyaninov enters, Zoya’s lover. He feels bad, and Zoya sends the maid Maynushka for morphine to the Chinese, who often sells him to Obolyaninov. The Chinese Gasolin and his assistant Cherub are selling drugs. Manyushka tells Gazolina, a well-known crook, to go with her and, under Zoya, to dilute the morphine in the right proportion – he does it himself liquidly. Gasolin sends her his assistant, a Chinese-handsome cherub. Zoya makes Obolyaninov an injection, and he comes
Autumn. Zoe’s apartment was turned into a workshop, a portrait of Marx on the wall. The seamstress sews on a typewriter, three ladies try on sewn clothes, the cutter clinks. When everyone diverge, only Ametistov and Zoya remain. They talk about some beauty Alla Vadimovna, which is needed for a night enterprise. Alla should Zoe about 500 rubles, she needs money, and Ametistov is convinced that she will agree.
Zoya doubts. Ametistov insists, but here comes Maniushka and reports the arrival of Alla. Ametistov disappears after several compliments made by Alla. Alla, left alone with Zoya, says that she is very ashamed for non-payment of debt and that she is very ill with money. Zoe sympathizes with her and offers a job. Zoya promises to pay Alla 60 chervonets a month, cancel the debt and get a visa, if Alla only four months in the evenings will work with Zoya model, and Zoya guarantees that this will not be known to anyone. Alla agrees to start working in three days, as she needs money to leave for Paris – she has a fiance there. As a sign of friendship, Zoya gives her a Parisian dress, after which Alla leaves. Zoya goes to change clothes, and Ametistov and Manyushka are preparing for the arrival of Gus, the wealthy commercial director of the refractory metals trust, to whom ” Atelier “owes its existence, Ametistov removes the portrait of Marx and hangs a picture depicting a nude, under the hands of Manyushka and Ametistova, the room is transformed.” Paul comes, who plays in the evening on the piano, and passes into the room to Zoya, then the Cherub who brought cocaine for Ametistova, and while he smells, dresses in a Chinese outfit, the ladies of the night atelier appear in turn, and finally the Goose appears, met by the gorgeously dressed Zoe, and Gus asks Zoya to show him the Parisian models, since he needs a gift for him bimoy woman. Zoe introduces him to the Violet, who, after the greetings calls Cherubim and orders champagne. The music show model. Gus delighted, as supplied case. Ametistov removes the portrait of Marx and hangs a picture depicting a nude. Under the hands of Maniushka and Ametistova, the room is transformed. Paul comes, who plays in the evening on the piano, and passes into the room to Zoya. Then, the Cherub who brought cocaine to Amethyst, and, while he sniffs, changes into a Chinese outfit. In turn, the ladies of the night atelier appear. At last appears the Goose, whom the gorgeously dressed Zoe meets. Goose asks Zoya to show him the Parisian models, since he needs a gift for his beloved woman. Zoya introduces him to Amethyst, who after the greetings calls the Cherub and orders champagne. To the music demonstrate the model. The goose is delighted with the way the matter is set. Ametistov removes the portrait of Marx and hangs a picture depicting a nude. Under the hands of Maniushka and Ametistova, the room is transformed. Paul comes, who plays in the evening on the piano, and passes into the room to Zoya. Then, the Cherub who brought cocaine to Amethyst, and, while he sniffs, changes into a Chinese outfit. In turn, the ladies of the night atelier appear. At last appears the Goose, whom the gorgeously dressed Zoe meets. Goose asks Zoya to show him the Parisian models, since he needs a gift for his beloved woman. Zoya introduces him to Amethyst, who after the greetings calls the Cherub and orders champagne. To the music demonstrate the model. The goose is delighted with the way the matter is set. Then, the Cherub who brought cocaine to Amethyst, and, while he sniffs, changes into a Chinese outfit. In turn, the ladies of the night atelier appear. At last appears the Goose, whom the gorgeously dressed Zoe meets. Goose asks Zoya to show him the Parisian models, since he needs a gift for his beloved woman. Zoya introduces him to Amethyst, who after the greetings calls the Cherub and orders champagne. To the music demonstrate the model. The goose is delighted with the way the matter is set. Then, the Cherub who brought cocaine to Amethyst, and, while he sniffs, changes into a Chinese outfit. In turn, the ladies of the night atelier appear. At last appears the Goose, whom the gorgeously dressed Zoe meets. Goose asks Zoya to show him the Parisian models, since he needs a gift for his beloved woman. Zoya introduces him to Amethyst, who after the greetings calls the Cherub and orders champagne. To the music demonstrate the model. The goose is delighted with the way the matter is set. who after the greetings calls the Cherub and orders champagne. To the music demonstrate the model. The goose is delighted with the way the matter is set. who after the greetings calls the Cherub and orders champagne. To the music demonstrate the model. The goose is delighted with the way the matter is set.
Three days later, Hallelujah comes, says that at night people go to their apartment and music plays, but Ametistov gives him a bribe, and he leaves. After the call of the Goose, who informs of his imminent arrival, the pleased Ametistov calls Paul into the pub. After their departure, the Cherub and Maniushka remain alone. The Cherub suggests Maynushka to go to Shanghai, promising to get a lot of money, she refuses, teases him and says that, maybe she will marry another; The Chinese tries to kill her, and then, having released, declares that he has made an offer. He runs to the kitchen, and then Gasolin comes in to make an offer to Maniushka. The Cherub comes running from the kitchen, the Chinese quarrel. Fleeing, Gasolin rushes into the closet. They ring the doorbell. The Cherub runs away. This was the commission from the People’s Commissariat of Education. They all inspect, find a picture of a naked woman and Gasolina in a closet that tells, that in this apartment at night they smoke opium and dance, and complains that the Cherubim kills him. The commission releases Gazolin and leaves, assuring Maniushka that everything is in order.
Night. All the guests are having a lot of fun, and in the next room, alone, the Goose is grieving and talking to himself. Appears Zoya. Gus tells her that he understands what rubbish his mistress is. Zoe calms him down. The goose also finds consolation in the fact that everyone calls and distributes money. The show of models begins. Allah comes out. The goose is horrified to see… his mistress! Scandal begins. The goose declares to all that his bride, with whom he lives, for which he leaves his family, works in a brothel. Zoya draws all the guests into the hall, leaving them alone. Alla explains to Gusya that she does not love him and wants to go abroad. Goose calls her a liar and a prostitute. Alla runs away. The goose is in despair – he loves Alla. There appears the Cherub, who comforts the Goose and suddenly hits him with a knife under the shoulder blade. The goose dies. The Chinese man places Goose in a chair, handset, calls Maniushka and takes the money. Mania is terrified, but the Cherubim threatens her, and they run away together. Ametistov comes, finds a corpse, understands everything and disappears, hacking Zoya’s casket of money. Zoya enters, sees the corpse, calls Paul and goes to get money to run away, but the casket is broken. She grabs Paul’s arm and runs to the door, but they are blocked by a commission from the People’s Commissariat of Education and Gasolin. Zoya explains that the Goose was killed by a Chinese with Ametistov. Drunken guests fall out of the hall. Hallelujah enters; after seeing the commission, said in horror that he had known all about this dark apartment for a long time, and Zoya screamed that he had in his pocket a dozen, which she gave him a bribe, she knows the number. They take everyone. Zoya sadly says: “Farewell, goodbye, my apartment!” everything understands and disappears, hacking Zoya’s box with money. Zoya enters, sees the corpse, calls Paul and goes to get money to run away, but the casket is broken. She grabs Paul’s arm and runs to the door, but they are blocked by a commission from the People’s Commissariat of Education and Gasolin. Zoya explains that the Goose was killed by a Chinese with Ametistov. Drunken guests fall out of the hall. Hallelujah enters; after seeing the commission, said in horror that he had known all about this dark apartment for a long time, and Zoya screamed that he had in his pocket a dozen, which she gave him a bribe, she knows the number. They take everyone. Zoya sadly says: “Farewell, goodbye, my apartment!” everything understands and disappears, hacking Zoya’s box with money. Zoya enters, sees the corpse, calls Paul and goes to get money to run away, but the casket is broken. She grabs Paul’s arm and runs to the door, but they are blocked by a commission from the People’s Commissariat of Education and Gasolin. Zoya explains that the Goose was killed by a Chinese with Ametistov. Drunken guests fall out of the hall. Hallelujah enters; after seeing the commission, said in horror that he had known all about this dark apartment for a long time, and Zoya screamed that he had in his pocket a dozen, which she gave him a bribe, she knows the number. They take everyone. Zoya sadly says: “Farewell, goodbye, my apartment!” but they are obstructed by the commission from the People’s Commissariat of Education and Gasolin. Zoya explains that the Goose was killed by a Chinese with Ametistov. Drunken guests fall out of the hall. Hallelujah enters; after seeing the commission, said in horror that he had known all about this dark apartment for a long time, and Zoya screamed that he had in his pocket a dozen, which she gave him a bribe, she knows the number. They take everyone. Zoya sadly says: “Farewell, goodbye, my apartment!” but they are obstructed by the commission from the People’s Commissariat of Education and Gasolin. Zoya explains that the Goose was killed by a Chinese with Ametistov. Drunken guests fall out of the hall. Hallelujah enters; after seeing the commission, said in horror that he had known all about this dark apartment for a long time, and Zoya screamed that he had in his pocket a dozen, which she gave him a bribe, she knows the number. They take everyone. Zoya sadly says: “Farewell, goodbye, my apartment!”