"The Star Rash" is a fascinating story by the famous Russian writer, playwright and theater figure Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (1891–1940). A young man graduates from medical university and goes to the village to begin medical practice. A patient comes to him and the doctor diagnoses him with syphilis. Then other patients come with the same symptoms, and the doctor realizes that there is an epidemic in the village and he will have to fight it alone... Glory and recognition to Mikhail Bulgakov brought his works "La Boheme", "In the Cafe", "The Red Crown", "Memory", "The Blizzard", "Future Prospects", "A Day of Our Lives", "The Missing Eye", "Diaboliad", "On the Benefits of Alcoholism" . Many of Mikhail Bulgakov's works were banned by Soviet censorship, and this very fact characterizes him as a free-thinking person. His talent is admired by readers all over the world, his works have been translated into different languages and films have been made based on many of them.
