Leonid Alekseyevich Kulik (Russian: Леонид Алексеевич Кулик; 19 August 1883 – 14 or 24 April 1942) was a Soviet mineralogist who is noted for his research into meteorites.

He served in the Russian military during the Russo-Japanese War, then spent some time in jail for revolutionary political activities.

He made a reconnaissance trip to the region, accompanied by Nikolay Ivanovich Fedorov and others, and interviewed local witnesses.

He circled the region where the trees had been felled and became convinced that they were all turned with their roots to the center.

During World War II he again fought for his country, this time in a paramilitary militia.