Andreev

or An·dre·yev

[ ahn-drey-yuh f ]

/ ɑnˈdreɪ yəf /

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.

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Examples from the Web for andreev

Another illustration of Andreev's uncanny power is seen in the short story Silence.
Essays on Russian Novelists|William Lyon Phelps
This is the red laugh of Andreev, though until the appearance of his book it lacked the appropriate name.
Essays on Russian Novelists|William Lyon Phelps
One cannot read Andreev's Red Laugh to-day without thinking of it.
Essays on Russian Novelists|William Lyon Phelps
One of Andreev's books is indeed a whole commentary on the remark of Merezhkovski quoted above.
Essays on Russian Novelists|William Lyon Phelps

Andreev is an unflinching realist, with all the Russian power of the concrete phrase.
Essays on Russian Novelists|William Lyon Phelps