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Prokofyev
also: Прокофьевы, Prokofyevs
A Novoye Vremya staff member Chekhov names, alongside Gotberg, as one of the paper's toadying insiders -- deferring to Suvorin as though he were the merchant Gavrilov and currying favor for pay, in contrast to the independent "young, fresh" party Chekhov wants to see in the editorial office.