Monument to Ostap Bender

The Cheerful Hero

I am not a big friend of the Soviet arts but anyway I felt happy when I saw Ostap Bender in Elista. He is the cheerful hero of the book “The Twelve Chairs” by authors Ilf & Petrov in 1928. Instead of ...

The Cheerful Hero

I am not a big friend of the Soviet arts but anyway I felt happy when I saw Ostap Bender in Elista. He is the cheerful hero of the book “The Twelve Chairs” by authors Ilf & Petrov in 1928. Instead of ...

In June 2023, the monument was absent

Original Text

At the time of the visit the monument was absent) The chair is, Ostapa is not) I was not here to watch. Ask for more words to finish )

In June 2023, the monument was absent

Original Text

At the time of the visit the monument was absent) The chair is, Ostapa is not) I was not here to watch. Ask for more words to finish )

Family trip to Elista

Original Text

The monument will be interesting first of all to fans of "12 chairs." In itself it represents the figure of Ostapa in the center of the platform, around it 12 chairs ... request that not min ...