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Ostap Bender ((ロシア語:Остап Бендер); also ''Ostap-Suleyman-Berta-Maria-Bender-Bey'', ''Bender-Zadunaysky'', ''Ostap Ibragimovich'') is a fictional con man who appeared in the novels ''The Twelve Chairs'' and ''The Little Golden Calf'' written by Soviet authors Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov. The novels are examples of a picaresque novel genre, which was virtually non-existent in Russian literature, with some exceptions.〔("Остап Бендер" ), ''Radio Liberty'', transcript of a talk from cycle "Heroes of the Time", host:Петр Вайль, guests: culturologist Мариэтта Чудакова and actors Archil Gomiashvili (Bender-1971) and Sergey Yursky (Bender-1993)〕 Bender is an extremely attractive resourceful crook, full of energy while operating within the law ("Bender knew 400 relatively legal ways to make population part with their money."); his description as "The Great Combinator" became a catch phrase in Russian language. His exploits have been enjoyed by readers throughout the Soviet times and in modern Russia. In post-Soviet times Bender's character was elevated from the status of a con man to that of an entrepreneur. His statues may be found in several cities, and a commemorative plaque was set in Odessa, the city of his birth. 〔Olga Fedina, pp. 36-38.〕 ==Appearances== ''The Twelve Chairs'' was released in January 1928. In the first novel, Ostap Bender searches for a stash of diamonds hidden in one of the twelve eponymous chairs. The action takes place in the Soviet Union during the New Economic Policy era. At the end of the novel, he is killed by his partner, Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobianinov, who does not want to share the treasure with Bender when it seems like they are about to reach their goal. The character's death was retconned away in 1931 in the sequel novel ''The Little Golden Calf'', where Ostap claimed that "surgeons barely saved his life." This book was an extended satire on certain elements of Soviet life. Here, Ostap Bender follows a Soviet underground multi-millionaire Koreiko, hoping to acquire some of the man's riches, and thus amass a fortune. Bender gets his money, but soon discovers he can't spend it in USSR. He proceeds to lose it as he attempts to flee the country by crossing the border into Romania. There are a number of screen adaptations of the novels; see The Twelve Chairs#Adaptations and The Little Golden Calf#Adaptations 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ostap Bender」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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