Well, Chekhov fits well between Dostoyevsky and Saltykov-Shchedrin.

To be fair - Johnny Silverhand we meet is a heavily modified verison. Both memories, personality and (possibly) appearance are altered by someone, who may or may not be Yorinobu Arasaka.

Then there is base tabletop, creator of which (M. Pondsmith) is said to favour Nomads.

An important and often overlooked part of the tragedies of WWII period.