The works of I. Ilf and E. Petrov have been delighting 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 I includes the novel “The Twelve Chairs,” as well as chapters that were not included in the final version of the novel, and the biographies of the heroes omitted from the novel.