The house at Mansurovsky Lane, 9, is known to researchers of Mikhail Bulgakov's work as the Master’s House. The writer was inspired by its architecture and interior, and it was here that he wrote several chapters of his famous novel.

In the late 19th century, the building belonged to the Toplenin merchants. Their sons were passionate about art, so creative personalities often gathered here, including Mikhail Bulgakov. He not only visited the Toplenins but sometimes stayed overnight. They allocated him a room on the basement floor, where he observed how first the legs of passersby were visible from the window, then the shoes, and later the green lilac bushes appeared, signaling the arrival of spring.

In this small room, Bulgakov worked on the novel, spending days by the stove and creating new chapters for 'The Master and Margarita.' The interior of the room is reflected in the description of the Master’s dwelling: 'I opened the windows and sat in the second, very tiny room... Here is a sofa, and opposite another sofa, and between them a little table, and on it a beautiful night lamp, and closer to the window, books. Oh, what a setting I had!' Bulgakov also told his friends that this room became the prototype for the main character's apartment.

In the 1980s, the building passed to artist Vladimir Kursky. At that time, it was in poor condition, but Kursky enthusiastically took on the restoration, restoring the estate and arranging Bulgakov's room as it was during his time. Today, the house at Mansurovsky Lane, 9, is a cultural heritage site of regional significance.