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Ilf and Petrov

About the life and work of Soviet writers Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov.

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  • Vladimir Vysotsky

    Vladimir Vysotsky

    Narrator

  • Ilya Ilf

    Ilya Ilf

    Self (archive)

  • Yevgeni Petrov

    Yevgeni Petrov

    Self (archive)

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About the life and work of Soviet writers Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov.

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