The Twelve Chairs

A novel about the adventures of a charming swindler. A satirical encyclopedia of the 1930s. The main Soviet adventure novel, which has become a source of quotes.

"Main books of Russian literature" — a joint series by the publishing house "Alpina. Prose" and the internet project "Polka". The works published in it have been selected by contemporary writers, critics, literary scholars, and educators. This is both an attempt to determine what the Russian literary canon looks like today and a new perspective on well-known works: each book is accompanied by a detailed article by the authors of "Polka".