Bo⋅ris Ni⋅ko⋅la⋅ye vich /ˈbɔrɪs ˌnɪkəˈlaɪəvɪtʃ,ˈboʊr‑,ˈbɒr‑;Russ.bʌˈryɛs nyɪkʌˈlɑyɪvyɪtʃ/Show Spelled Pronunciation[bawr-is nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,bohr‑,bor‑;Russ.buh-ryes nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich]Show IPA, born 1931, president of the Russian Federation since 1991.