3668 Ilfpetrov
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3668 Ilfpetrov is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on October 21, 1982 by Karachkina, L. G. at Nauchnyj. The asteroid is named for Ilf and Petrov
, two collaborative Soviet satirists best known for their novel, The Twelve Chairs
.
Asteroid belt
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asteroid
Asteroid
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discovered on October 21, 1982 by Karachkina, L. G. at Nauchnyj. The asteroid is named for Ilf and Petrov
Ilf and Petrov
Ilya Ilf Ilya Ilf Ilya Ilf (Ilya Arnoldovich Faynzilberg and Evgeny or Yevgeni Petrov (Yevgeniy Petrovich Kataev or Katayev were two Soviet prose authors of the 1920s and 1930s...
, two collaborative Soviet satirists best known for their novel, The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs is a classic satirical novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, released in 1928. Its main character Ostap Bender reappears in the book's sequel The Little Golden Calf.-Plot:...
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