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For English-speaking users: he is a character from a Lazar Lagin's (1903 - 1979) book "Старик Хоттабыч" (Old Man Hottabych, 1937) - a fairy tale telling the story of a genie who is freed from captivity by a Soviet schoolboy. The genie, as is to be expected, has some trouble in adapting to modern life values and technological development. The book was made into the film in 1956.