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The Twelve Chairs

by Ilya Ilf, Yevgeny Petrov, Ilf and Petrov · first published 1928

The Twelve Chairs (Russian: «Двенадцать стульев», romanized: Dvenadtsat stulyev) is a Russian classic satirical picaresque novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters searching for jewelry hidden in a chair. The novel has been adapted to other media, primarily film. The main character, Ostap Bender, reappears in the 1931 book's sequel The Little Golden Calf, despite his apparent death in The Twelve Chairs.

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Original language:
Russian
Year page:
1928

Screen Adaptations

  1. · TV Series
  2. 1933 · Film
  3. 1936 · Film
  4. 1938 · Film
  5. 1945 · Film
  6. 1954 · Film
  7. 1962 · Film
  8. 1969 · Film
  9. 1970 · Film
  10. 1971 · Film
  11. 2013 · Film

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