A monument to Ostap Bender, the hero of the satirical work "12 Chairs" by Ilya Ilf and Yevhen Petrov, is erected in front of the old building of the former female gymnasium in Starobilsk, where the faculty of Luhansk National University named after Taras Shevchenko is now located.
The idea to immortalize Bender belongs to the LNU team. Researchers of the works of Ilf and Petrov believe that the city of Starhorod described in "12 Chairs" is Starobilsk, where the writers worked in 1923.
The sculpture of NLU teacher Andriy Borovoy depicts the scene of the appearance of the "great combiner" in Starhorod, which was accompanied by communication with a homeless person. The words that begin the 5th chapter of the novel are written on the pedestal: " ...
Last update
3/29/2024
Categories | Monument |
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Date of foundation | 2008 |
Address |
Mykoly Hoholya Square, 1
Starobilsk |
Coordinates |
49.2814° N, 38.9054° E
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