In a story set in this country, the "Very Important Person" is haunted by the ghost of a poor clerk after two thugs steal his prized title piece of clothing.
A play set in this country ends with news of the Actor's suicide, causing Satine to respond that it "spoiled the song." In a novel set in this country, the Variety Theater hosts strange magical performances that perplex the members of MASSOLIT. In that novel set in this country, a character uses Berlioz's skull as a goblet to drink blood while meeting with Professor Woland, who is the Devil in disguise. In a story set in this country, the "Very Important Person" is haunted by the ghost of a poor clerk after two thugs steal his prized title piece of clothing. For 10 points, name this setting of The Master and Margarita, the country home to the author of "The Overcoat," Nikolai Gogol.
A play set in this country ends with news of the Actor's suicide, causing Satine to respond that it "spoiled the song.
Russia [or the Russian Empire; or the Soviet Union; or the USSR; or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]