Leonid Bykov

Leonid Bykov

Leonid (Russian: Леони́д [lʲɪɐˈnʲit]; Ukrainian: Леоні́д [leoˈn⁽ʲ⁾id]; Belarusian: Леані́д, romanized: Ljeaníd [lʲɛaˈnʲit]) is a Slavic version of the given name Leonidas. The French version is Léonide. People with the name include: Leonid Andreyev (or Andrejew) (1871–1919), a Russian playwright and short-story writer who led the Expressionist movement in the national literature Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982), political leader of the USSR from 1964 to 1982 Leonid Buryak (b. 1953), USSR/Ukraine-born Olympic-medal-winning soccer player and coach Leonid Bykov (1928–1979), a Soviet-Ukrainian actor, film director, and script writer. Leonid Desyatnikov (b. 1955), a Russian opera and film composer Leonid Gaidai, (1923–1993) a popular Soviet comedy film director and People's Artist of the USSR in 1991 Leonid Geishtor (b. 1936), USSR (Belarus)-born Olympic champion Canadian pairs 1,000-meter sprint canoer Leonid Gobyato (1875–1915), a Russian lieutenant-general and designer of the modern, man-portable mortar

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