Alexander Borodai
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Alexander Borodai | |
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Александр Бородай | |
Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic[1] | |
In office 16 May 2014 – 7 August 2014 | |
Deputy | Andrei Purgin Vladimir Antyufeyev |
Succeeded by | Alexander Zakharchenko |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972 (age 51–52) War in Donbass |
Alexander Yurevich Borodai (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ю́рьевич Борода́й, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪdʑ bərɐˈdaj]; Ukrainian: Олександр Юрійович Бородай, romanized: Oleksandr Yuriiovych Borodai; born 25 July 1972)[3][failed verification] is a Russian member of the State Duma of the 8th convocation for the party United Russia.[4] Borodai was Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in 2014 after the Donetsk People's Republic declared its independence from Ukraine on 12 May 2014,[5][6][7][8] Borodai was appointed as Prime Minister by the republic's Supreme Council on 14 May 2014.[9] Borodai, a Russian citizen, had earlier worked as a political adviser to Sergey Aksyonov, the prime minister of the Republic of Crimea.[8] On 7 August 2014, Borodai announced his resignation.[citation needed] He was succeeded by Alexander Zakharchenko;[citation needed] under Zakharchenko, Borodai became Deputy Prime Minister.[10]
In his interview to
Personal
Alexander Borodai lives in
Career and education
Borodai has a degree in philosophy from
According to Russian media, he was appointed as a deputy director of Russian FSB State Security in 2002 at the age of 35,[17][18] when he held the rank of major general – Borodai dismissed this as a hoax. He currently has a consultancy in Moscow and worked at a major investment fund.[11]
Nationalism
In the 1990s he edited a Russian
In December 2011, Borodai and Prokhanov co-founded the "patriotic" Web TV channel Den-TV (“Day”).[23][24] Den-TV's programming has regularly included Konstantin Dushenov, who has previously been imprisoned for anti-semitic incitement.[25]
Politics
Borodai refers to himself as "professional consultant" with expertise in ethnic conflict. “I have resolved all kinds of complicated conflict situations,” he told journalists.[11]
In 2002, according to the Moscow Times newspaper, he also dismissed reports that he had been appointed a deputy director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB)[17][18] as a hoax arranged for his 30th birthday.[11]
Crimea
Borodai worked as an advisor to appointed Crimea governor
Donetsk
Following the
On 28 July 2014, Borodai left Donetsk for Russia[27] and returned on 4 August.[10]
In a press conference in Donetsk on 7 August 2014, Borodai announced his resignation as Prime Minister.[citation needed] In this press conference he stated “I came here as a crisis manager, a start-upper, if you want. I’ve managed to achieve a lot in the past several months, the DPR has been established as a state”.[citation needed] As Prime Minister he was replaced by Alexander Zakharchenko.[citation needed] Borodai (also) stated he would become Zakharchenko's Deputy Prime Minister.[10] He further stated in the 7 August 2014 press conference that he believed a "native Muscovite" like him should not lead the Donetsk People's Republic.[28] In 2017 Boroday claimed (talking to Reuters) that Zakharchenko succeeded him in a Russian government effort "to try to show the West that the uprising was a grassroots phenomenon".[29]
Sanctions
As of 2023, Borodai is sanctioned by the
Russia
In the 2021 Russian legislative election Borodai was elected to the State Duma for the party United Russia.[4]
Security car blown up in Ukraine
On 7 November 2022, a car driven by Borodai was nearly struck by a French land mine HPD-2A2 in the Kherson region. The security vehicle in front of his was reportedly hit by the land mine, blowing out windows and tires. Video showed a camouflaged HPD-2A2 which his own vehicle missed by "millimetres".[31]
References
- ^ Kateryna Choursina and Daria Marchak. "Ukraine Forces Fight Rebels as Separatists Prepare Vote". Businessweek.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ a b Kanygin, P. Aleksandr Borodai: We are not ready to conclude peace on conditions of capitulation. Novaya Gazeta. 13 August 2014
- ^ RBC daily. 26 May 2014.
- ^ a b Putin’s Ukraine War: Russian MP recalls efforts to push civil war myth, Atlantic Council (2 November 2021)
- ^ "Pro-Russians: Ukraine's Donetsk 'Independent'". News.sky.com. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
- ^ "Премьер-министром ДНР стал россиянин Александр Бородай". Mk.ru. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine's bogus referendums". The Economist. May 11, 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Ukraine crisis: Donetsk leader dismisses Kremlin support claim". Financial Times. June 3, 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine: Donetsk People's Republic elects PM". Turkish Press. May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ Ukrayinska Pravda(7 August 2014)
- ^ a b c d e f Delany, Max (18 May 2014). "Mysterious Russian fixer heads Ukraine rebel state". The Times of Israel.
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- TheGuardian.com. 14 July 1999.
- ^ Balmforth, Tom (18 August 2014). "From the Fringes Toward Mainstream: Russian Nationalist Broadsheet Basks in Ukraine Conflict". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
- ^ Kashin, Oleg (19 May 2014). "Из Крыма в Донбасс: приключения Игоря Стрелкова и Александра Бородая". Slon.
- ^ "Far-Right Propagandist Turns up in Moscow After Jan. 6".
- ^ a b "На Лубянку приходит новое руководство".
- ^ a b "ЛУБЯНКА НАЧИНАЕТ ЖИТЬ ЗАВТРАШНИМ ДНЕМ".
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- ISBN 9780253002570.
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- ^ Weaver, Courtney (30 May 2014). "Donetsk chaos leads to split in separatist ranks". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Russias Nationalist Fringe Takes Center Stage In Eastern Ukraine". Khpg.org. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Balmforth, Tom (17 June 2014). "Russia's Nationalist Fringe Takes Center Stage In Eastern Ukraine". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Russian newspaper editor jailed for anti-Semitic incitement". World Jewish Congress. 4 February 2010.
- ^ Kateryna Choursina and Daria Marchak (17 May 2014). "Ukraine Rebels Ask to Join Russia as Fighters Free Leader". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "BBC News - Russian ex-police chief Antyufeyev leads Donetsk rebels". BBC News. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ (in Russian) Boroday said that he is stepping down as prime minister DNR, RIA Novosti (7 August 2014)
- ^ Ex-Rebel Leaders Detail Role Played by Putin Aide in East Ukraine, Reuters (1 May 2017)
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Matthew Roscoe (7 November 2022). "State Duma deputy's security car blows up on French HPD anti-tank mine in Ukraine's Kherson region". Retrieved 9 November 2022.