Leonid Ilyich (lɪaˈnit ˈilitʃ). 1906–82, Soviet statesman; president of the Soviet Union (1977–82); general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party (1964–82)
Brezhnev in American English1
(ˈbrɛʒnɛf; ˈbrɛʒnɛv)
Leonid I(lyich) (leɪɔˈnid) 1906-82; general secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R. (1964-82)