Although this character's creators had Kisa Vorobyaninov kill him in the first novel in which he appeared, and whose plot was concerned with the location of jewels supposedly stashed in the title objects, he was so popular that he was resurrected for that novel's sequel, The Golden Calf.
In one appearance, this character masquerades as the son of the great Lieutenant Schmidt in order to con a local official. The only personal detail revealed by this character is that his father was a Turkish subject, and he frequently refers to himself as the "great combinator." In one appearance, this character serves as the leader of a group which gets around in a car dubbed "The Antelope," and schemes to bilk millionaire Alexander Koreiko out of his money, while in another appearance, this character promises the people of the town of Vasyuki that he will organize an "interplanetary chess tournament" there. Although this character's creators had Kisa Vorobyaninov kill him in the first novel in which he appeared, and whose plot was concerned with the location of jewels supposedly stashed in the title objects, he was so popular that he was resurrected for that novel's sequel, The Golden Calf. For ten points, identify this picaresque character created by Ilf and Petrov, the main protagonist of The Twelve Chairs.
In one appearance, this character masquerades as the son of the great Lieutenant Schmidt in order to con a local official.
Ostap Suleiman Berta Maria Bender-bey [accept either name]