What is "goloshchekin"

Goloshchyokin, Goloshchekin, or Goloschekin, feminine: Goloshchyokina, etc. is a Russian-language surname derived from the nickname Голощёк, literally "a person with bare cheeks". The surname may refer to:

• Filipp Goloshchyokin, Soviet Bolshevik functionary
• David Goloschekin, Russian jazz musician