Woland

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Woland, a German name for Satan appears in several variants of the old Faust legends under the names Valand, Woland, Faland, and Wieland. In his drama (see Faust, Part 1 and Faust, Part 2), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once refers to the devil as "Junker Woland". The name is likely to be a "speaking" one and presumably translates as "deception".

Woland or Voland (Воланд) is also a character in the book The Master and Margarita by the Russian (Soviet) author Mikhail Bulgakov. Here, the name is used by the Devil visiting Moscow with his entourage, while posing as a stage magician.