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Which literary group, founded in the 1920s by writers including Ilf and Petrov, Kataev, and Olesha, took its name from a popular illustrated magazine and championed a humorous, reportage-driven style?

Answer: The Odessa School — The 'Odessa School' (or 'Southwest School') produced a distinctively comic, southern-inflected prose; Ilf and Petrov's 'The Twelve Chairs' and 'The Golden Calf' are its enduring monuments.

The 'Odessa School' (or 'Southwest School') produced a distinctively comic, southern-inflected prose; Ilf and Petrov's 'The Twelve Chairs' and 'The Golden Calf' are its enduring monuments.

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