Music and Time Annotation << Back «Running» by N. Sidelnikov as Russian Literary Opera G. Grigoryeva The article presents a vivid example of music of our country in the latter half of the XXth century. The story of the eponymous play of M. Bulgakov was read by N. Sidelnikov in the actual genre of literary opera: composer, he is the author of the libretto, used numerous «music» playwright’s remarks as well as employed an extensive system of inter-textual links. They cover an allusion to the Russian Opera classics, including with the style of Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky. Applied and technology citing, in particular, genres era of the 1920s. Opera analyzed the phenomenon of the «parallel drama», reversal of events in the «eight dreams», marked by M. Bulgakov. «Running» is discussed in the context of the music of the ХХth century, due to the nature of creativity N. Sidelnikov, in the aspect of evolution of his style. Keywords: «Running», N. Sidelnikov, Russian literary opera, intertextuality, postmodernism, allusion, quote, «parallel drama». Contacts: E-mail: galinag35@mail.ru Pp. 11-15.