She•le•pin(shə lep′in; Russ. shi lye′pyin),USA pronunciationn.A•le•xan•dr Ni•ko•la•ye•vich(al′ig zan′dər nik′ə lī′ə vich; Russ. u lyi ksändr′ nyi ku lä′yi vyich),USA pronunciation born 1918, Soviet government official: member of the Politburo 1966–75.