The Twelve Chairs

1928 novel by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov
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The Twelve Chairs

Summary

The Twelve Chairs is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Twelve Chairs authored Ilya Ilf[3].
  • The Twelve Chairs authored Yevgeny Petrov[4].
  • The Twelve Chairs authored Ilf and Petrov[5].
  • The Twelve Chairs's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Twelve Chairs was published by Land and Factory[7].
  • The Twelve Chairs's genre is satirical fiction[8].
  • The Twelve Chairs was followed by The Little Golden Calf[9].
  • The Twelve Chairs's Commons category is recorded as The Twelve Chairs[10].
  • The Twelve Chairs's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[11].
  • The Twelve Chairs's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[12].
  • The Twelve Chairs comprises Building a tramway is not like buying a donkey[13].
  • 1927 marks the founding of The Twelve Chairs[14].
  • The Twelve Chairs was released on 1928[15].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Ostap Bender[16].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov[17].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Father Fyodor[18].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Madame Gritsatsuyeva[19].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Ellochka Shchukina[20].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Nikifor Lyapis-Trubetskoy[21].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Klavdia Ivanovna Petukhova[22].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Varfolomey Korobeynikov[23].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Avessalom Iznurenkov[24].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Elena Bour[25].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Ernest Shchukin[26].
  • The Twelve Chairs's characters is recorded as Viktor Polesov[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Ilya Ilf[3], a writer[28], 1897–1937[29], of Russian Empire[30]; Yevgeny Petrov[4], a writer[31], 1902–1942[32], of Russian Empire[33], awarded the Order of Lenin[34]; and Ilf and Petrov[5], a collective pseudonym[35]. The Twelve Chairs was published by Land and Factory[7].

Publication

The Twelve Chairs was released on 1928[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[11]. Its genre is satirical fiction[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Twelve Chairs was followed by The Little Golden Calf[9].

Why It Matters

The Twelve Chairs has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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