Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov were famous Soviet satirical writers. True literary fame brought them the novel “The Twelve Chairs,” the idea for which their elder brother, the writer Valentin Kataev, suggested. The main character of the book—an experienced adventurer and swindler—still manages to win the reader’s sympathy. The novel also attracts with its satirical depiction of NEP Russia, where the action unfolds. The novel has been adapted for film multiple times and spread widely in quotes.
Former leader of the district nobility Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov, nicknamed Kisa, who now works in the local civil registry office, and the seasoned scammer Ostap Bender set out in pursuit of the diamonds that Kisa’s mother-in-law hid in one of the chairs in the living room furniture set… We offer the famous novel in audio format. You’ll experience a whirlwind of adventures, brilliant humor, and a vivid atmosphere of post-revolutionary Russia.