1951 – born in Moscow, Russia to a family of artists.
Parents – Vasily Ivanovich Bulgakov and Matilda Mikhailovna Bulgakova – the first and main teachers.

1962 - 1969 – Secondary School of the Moscow State Surikov Art Institute.

1969 - 1975 – Moscow State Surikov Art Institute (studio of D.K. Mochalsky). Acquaintance with Alexander Sitnikov.

Since 1972 – Bulgakova has participated in exhibitions.

Since 1976 – Member of the USSR Union of Artists (since 1993 – Moscow Union of Artists).

1975 - 1985 – Cycles Theatre and Transformation.

1978 - 1985 – Series of works dedicated to Nikolai Gogol.

1978 – Birth of daughter Natalia.

1979 – Grand Prize of International Competition of Young Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria.

1980 - 1990 – Series Dreams, Dwarfs and Woman and Still Life.

2002 - 2004 – Series Archaisms.

2003 – Silver Medal of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.

2005 - 2006 – Series Nomina.

2007 – Associate Member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.

2007 – Series Matriarchy.

2007 - 2012 – Series Biblical scetches.

2012 – Full Member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.