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Tsirkunenkov
also: Циркуненков, Tsirkunenkovs
A comic, invented-sounding surname paired with "Zakharyins" to round out Chekhov's joke about the solemn ranks of established doctors -- likely a private student or family nickname rather than a real physician.
Reading notes
- To Al. P. Chekhov and A. I. Khrushcheva-Sokolnikova, 3–6 February 1883. Moscow. §6 Tsirkunenkovs
A comic invented-sounding surname paired with "Zakharyins" to round out the joke about solemn, established doctors -- likely a private family or student nickname rather than a real physician.