Call Me Nikolais...

Николай = Nikolais = Nee-ko-lai

I have decided to go by my middle name while I am in Russia this year. My middle is Nikolais, after my great-grandfather. Nikolais is a very common Russian first name. My middle name is pronounced the russian way, not the English way (Nicholas). Other than the obvious reason to use my Russian middle name for a good purpose, another reason to do this is because my first name, Arthur is not properly pronouncable by Russians, as there is no "TH" in Russian. Rather than becoming Arturi, I will be Nikolais. This will also be an interesting social experiment.