Monument to the Twelfth Chair

“The idea is a human thought, exposed in a logical chess form,” wrote Ilf and Petrov in their famous novel. But the monument in their honor can be said that the idea is a human thought, exposed in the original sculpture.

The idea that the monument to the most famous feuilletonists should look like this came to the mind of the sculptor Mikhail Reva in 1999, and this is just one of those cases when you can say that all genius is simple. Then his followers erected many similar monuments in other cities.

Thousands and thousands of “fifth points” devoted fans of the talent of Ilf and Petrov have already visited this chair, but no one seems to have found the treasure. But everyone, of course, felt like the heroes of the Twelve Chairs, especially if you managed to take a picture in a cap and scarf, like Bender’s. Those who have not read the famous novel can be a little enlightened by the quotes displayed on the back of the chair.

Walking around Odessa, you can also find a monument to Kisa Vorobyaninov and a monument to Ilf and Petrov, but this chair is perhaps the best tribute to the talent of masters of words.