The Golden Calf = Золотой телёнок

«The Golden Calf» — a sharp satire on the types and morals of Russia in the 1920s. Like the famous novel «The Twelve Chairs», «The Golden Calf» continues to win the hearts of new generations of readers not only with... its sparkling humor and dynamic plot. The adventures of the «great combinator» Ostap Bender remain fresh and relevant even today.
The intricately twisted intrigue of the genius operation to «civilly» seize money from the underground millionaire Koreiko, the character and motives of the main hero, and the vivid, albeit slightly grotesque, images of the secondary characters are recognizable and understandable to the contemporary reader, while the everyday life and morals of Soviet Russia a century ago evoke clear parallels with today.
The book is published unabridged in English. For a wide audience of readers.