Behemoth is a giant black cat who drinks vodka, fires a pistol, and pays his tram fare. He also got past Soviet censors, which is the actual trick. Bulgakov burned the first draft and rewrote it from memory.
Bulgakov’s Behemoth: The Talking Cat That Smuggled Satire Past Soviet CensorsBulgakov's Behemoth, the vodka-drinking cat of The Master and Margarita, smuggled real satire past the Soviet censors. The full history of the black cat.pudgycat.io