Myshkin (Мы́шкин) is a Russian-language surname, also transliterated Mishkin and Miskin, although the latter two words have other meanings, both in Russian and in other languages. "Myshkin" is the possessive case of the Russian word myshka, the diminutive of 'mouse'.

Notable people with this surname include:

Fictional characters edit

  • Prince Myshkin, character in Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot
  • Maxim Komar-Myshkin, fictional artist, a creation of Roee Rosen, Israeli multidisciplinary artist, writer and filmmaker

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