Alexander or A⋅le⋅ksandr (I⋅sa⋅ye⋅vich) /ˌælɪgˈzændər iˈsaɪəvɪtʃ,-ˈzɑn-;Russ.ʌlyɪˈksɑndr iˈsɑyɪvyɪtʃ/Show Spelled Pronunciation[al-ig-zan-der ee-sahy-uh-vich,-zahn-;Russ.uh-lyi-ksahn-dr ee-sah-yi-vyich]Show IPA, born 1918, Russian novelist: Nobel prize 1970; in the U.S. 1974–94.