person
Alexander Matveyevich Mamonov
Mamonov
also: Мамонов, Alexander Dmitriyev-Mamonov
A favorite of Catherine the Great; Chekhov cites the empress's plan to marry him off to a thirteen-year-old girl as a historical instance of sanctioned youthful depravity, part of his rebuttal to Suvorin's claim that today's "girls" are uniquely corrupt.