The debut novel by two brilliant satirical writers, Ilf and Petrov, needs no introduction. Since its first publication and to this day, this book remains one of the most beloved and quoted on the Soviet and post-Soviet scene. “Twelve Chairs” has survived several film adaptations and numerous stage productions, including abroad. We, in turn, want to offer you a new audio version of the legendary novel, read by Alexanderaa Klyukvin—without cuts or censoring, in the form in which its authors intended it for publication.
You are probably familiar with the version of some linguists and philologists that the real author of “Twelve Chairs” is Mikhail Bulgakov. These claims are based on textual sources and biographical facts about the writer. Researchers find many references and confirmations to this fact directly in the text of the work. In our view, this is yet another good reason to listen to the immortal novel about the adventures of the charming adventurers Ostap Bender and Kisa Vorobyaninov—and to confirm or refute this hypothesis.