This satirical story by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov, describing the absurd struggle in the capital's Control for the procurement of claws and tails, ridicules the bureaucratic absurdity of the Soviet system. Power, warring factions and comic characters create a kaleidoscope of absurd events. Through the telling of unusual office tales, the satire encourages reflection on the futility of bureaucracy and blind faith in authority, emphasizing that no tribune or leader can change the system until it is completely revised.
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Table of contents
- Товарищ Шайтанова
- Выдвиженец на час
- Двойная жизнь Портищева
- Рассказ о «Гелиотропе»
- Человек с бараньими глазами
- Рассказ о «Золотом Лете»
- Преступление Якова
- Майские грезы
- Хранитель традиций
- Процедуры Трикартова
- Борьба гигантов