The works of I. Ilf and E. Petrov have delighted readers for many decades. Their literary colors have not faded with time. Readers of the new generation laugh as cheerfully and contagiously as their grandparents, mothers and fathers laughed. This collection of works includes works written by I. Ilf and E. Petrov about the great schemer. The publication is unique. For the first time, “Ostap Bender” is presented in exclusive illustrations by Kirill Prokofiev. Volume II includes the novel “The Golden Calf,” as well as an Appendix, which contains “An Extraordinary Story from the Life of the City of Kolokolamsk,” which was not included in the final version of the novel.