Cultural workers buffet in the twilight zone

Oh, Mikhail Afanasevich, dear,
That legendary buffet of yours hasn't gone anywhere.

And you can even catch glimpses of flibusters in the dark,
running down the halls with two rolls of bacon.
But now they're discussing how they can make the war last forever,
And this is the essential, this is their bread and butter art.
All the kids on the European tour are wearing Che Guevara T-shirts,
but they have to eat something themselves.
The budget of the country's treasury is black caviar.
So there's a reason to stay treasurer.

Ivan Bezdomny, you must become a member of the creative union.
Cultural-Education for the masses. In the Yesenian folk style, so to speak.
So as not to be hungry. We have an excellent buffet.
Woland? What kind of name is that? A touring singer, what a ridiculous alias.
What was he talking about? What Annushka, what butter?
I'll meet you at the buffet for dinner.

Mikhail Afanasievich, your anecdotes are over a hundred years old,
 How is that possible? Nothing has changed here.