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Nikanor Ivanovich's Dream of the Currency Theatre from "The Master and Margarita". Nikanor Ivanovich, now a patient at Stravinsky's clinic, has a vivid dream.

the same night, at the clinic

Nikanor Ivanovich's Dream of the Currency Theatre

Nikanor Ivanovich, now a patient at Stravinsky's clinic, has a vivid dream. He is in a theatre where a master of ceremonies forces currency dealers to confess and turn over their hidden money. The dream includes a performance of Pushkin's 'The Covetous Knight' and a scene where a man named Kanavkin confesses. Nikanor himself is pressured but insists he has no currency. The dream satirizes the Soviet obsession with currency and the terror of the secret police.