Pyotr Alexandrovich Yefremov (Russian: Пётр Александрович Ефремов , born November 17 (O.S., 2), 1830, Moscow, Russian Empire, - died January 8, 1908 [O.S. December 26, 1907], Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian literary historian, publisher, editor and essayist whose works were published regularly by "Sovremennik" (where he debuted in 1857), "Otechestvennye Zapiski", "Russky Arkhiv", "Russkaya Starina", "Istorichesky Vestnik", newspapers "Golos", "Novoye Vremya", "Russkiye Vedomosti".
 In 1864-1865 he edited the "Knizhny Vestnik" (The Books Herald) magazine.
 Praised as one of the most competent literary scholars of the 19th century, Pyotr Yefremov compiled, edited and published the series of The Works of: Denis Fonvizin (1866), Valerian Maykov (1867), Antiochus Kantemir (1867-1868), Vladimir Lukin (1868), Bogdan Yelchaninov (1868), Alexander Radishchev (1872, Saint Petersburg; banned at the time), Kondraty Ryleyev (1872, 1874), Mikhail Lermontov (1873, 1880, 1887, 1889, also the "Early Dramas" compilation, 1880), Vasily Zhukovsky (1878, 1885), Alexander Pushkin (1880, 1882, 1905, plus two "Yevgeny Onegin" editions, 1874, 1882), Alexander Polezhayev (1889).
 He is credited with having discovered, published and written analytical essays on numerous hitherto unknown autographs by classics like Pushkin, Ryleyev, Lermontov, Radishchev, Fonvizin, Zhukovsky.
Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin (Russian: Дени́с Ива́нович Фонви́зин , from German: "von Wiesen" ; 14 April [O.S. 3 April] 1744 or 1745 12 December [O.S. 1 December] 1792 ) was a playwright of the Russian Enlightenment, whose plays are still staged today.
 His main works are two satirical comedies which mock contemporary Russian gentry.
A Strange Man (Russian: Странный человек , Stranny tchelovek) is a play by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1831 and published first in Saint Petersburg, 1860, by Stepan Dudyshkin (with considerable omissions concerning censorial demands), then, for the first time in its entirety, in 1880, by Pyotr Yefremov in the compilation "Early Plays by M.Yu.Lermontov".
Alexander Efimovich Izmaylov (Алекса′ндр Ефи′мович Изма′йлов, 25 April 1779, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire, — 28 January 1831, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian fabulist, poet, novelist, publisher ("Tsvetnik", "Blagonamerenny" magazines), pedagogue and one-time state official (a Tver and Arkhangelsk Governorates' vice-governor).
 Lauded for his satirical fables (by, among others, Vissarion Belinsky), Alexander Izmaylov is considered to be the last major literary figure of Russian Enlightenment.
The Rossica Young Translators Prize is an annual award given to an exceptional translation of a passage of contemporary Russian literature from Russian into English.
 It was inaugurated in 2009 by Academia Rossica.
 The distinction comes with a cash prize.
 The prize is awarded in London during the London Book Fair.
 Anyone under 25 years is eligible for the Rossica Young Translators Prize.
 Entrants translate one of three extracts (of around three thousand words each) from contemporary Russian novels, as yet untranslated into English.
 Academia Rossica also awards the biennial Rossica Translation Prize for already published translations in book length.
Diane Johnson (born April 28, 1934) is an American novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often feature American heroines living abroad in contemporary France.
 She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her novel "Persian Nights" in 1988.
Rossica is an arts magazine published in London by Academia Rossica.
 The first issue of the journal appeared in 2001.
 "Rossica" covers diverse topics, such as contemporary Russian writing, the story and collection of the Moscow Tretyakov Gallery, and the disappearing architectural heritage of Moscow.
 It also presents recent translations of contemporary Russian literature into English.
Charter for the Rights, Freedoms, and Privileges of the Noble Russian Gentry also called Charter to the Gentry or Charter to the Nobility was a charter issued by the Russian empress Catherine II.
Golos (Russian: Голос , Voice) was a Russian political and literary newspaper, edited and published in Saint Petersburg in 1863-1885 by Andrey Krayevsky.
 One of the most successful Russian newspapers of the 19th century (its circulation in 1877 reached 22,630 and was rising), "Golos" supported the liberal capitalist reforms in Russia.
 In its first five years the newspaper received 11 official warnings and 3 bans, one of which resulted in a six-month gap.
 The newspaper's major contributors were Vasily Bilbasov (since 1871 its editor-in-chief), Alexey Pleshcheyev, Nikolai Albertini, Vladimir Bezobrazov, Vasily Modestov, Evgeny Markov, Pyotr Yefremov, Lev Panyutin, Grigory Gradovsky, Alexander Gradovsky, Vladimir Zotov, Pyotr Nechayev, Arseny Vvedensky, Leonid Polonsky and Feofil Tolstoy among others.
Menschen und Leidenschaften (Russian: Люди и страсти ; English: "Men and Passions" ) is an early drama by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1830 and first published in Saint Petersburg in 1880 by Pyotr Yefremov, as part of the compilation "Early Dramas by Lermontov".

Question: Who was this playwright of the Russian Enlightenment whose works were edited and published by Pyotr Yefremov and whose satirical comedies mock contemporary Russian gentry?
Answer: Denis Fonvizin