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Soviet writer and journalist (1897–1937)

Also known as: Ilja Ilf, Ilia Ilf, Ilja Arnoldowitsch Ilf, Ilya Arnoldovich Ilf, Илья Арнольдович Ильф, 일리야 일프

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