noun
- Leonid Nikolaevich [lee–uh-nid nik-uh lah-yuh-vich; Russian llyee-uh–nyeet nyik-uh–lah-yuh-vich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪkˈəlɑ yə vɪtʃ; Russian ˌllyi əˈnyit ˌnyɪk əˈlɑ yə vɪtʃ/, 1871–1919, Russian writer.
noun
- Le·o·nid Ni·ko·la·e·vich [lee–uh-nid nik-uh–lahy–uh-vich; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/, 1871–1919, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.