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The Twelve Chairs
Ilya Ilf reads the novel, 1930
Author	Ilf and Petrov
Original title	Двенадцать стульев
Language	Russian
Publication date	1928
Publication place	Soviet Union
Original text	Двенадцать стульев at Russian Wikisource
Translation	The Twelve Chairs at Wikisource

The Twelve Chairs (Russian: Двенадцать стульев, romanized: Dvenadtsat stulyev) is a classic satirical picaresque novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden in a chair. A sequel was published in 1931. The novel has been adapted to other media, primarily film.