Pavel Borodin
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Pavel Pavlovich Borodin (born 25 October 1946 ) is a Russia
n official and politician.
Born in the town of Shakhunya
, near the city of Nizhny (Formerly known as Gorky
during Soviet times) in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Shortly after his birth the family moved to the city of Kyzyl
in the Tuva Region, which is situated in the far south of Siberia.
From 1993–2000 he was Head of the Presidential Property Management Department of the Russian Federation .
Since 2000 he has been the State Secretary of the Union of Russia and Belarus
.
In 2001 he was arrested in New-York for money-laundering. Later he was released on bond of five million Swiss franc
s. In 2002 his case was closed and the bond was returned while further details are not disclosed.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n official and politician.
Born in the town of Shakhunya
Shakhunya
Shakhunya is a town and the administrative center of Shakhunsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Nizhny Novgorod–Kirov railroad, northeast of Nizhny Novgorod. Population:...
, near the city of Nizhny (Formerly known as Gorky
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...
during Soviet times) in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Shortly after his birth the family moved to the city of Kyzyl
Kyzyl
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in the Tuva Region, which is situated in the far south of Siberia.
From 1993–2000 he was Head of the Presidential Property Management Department of the Russian Federation .
Since 2000 he has been the State Secretary of the Union of Russia and Belarus
Union of Russia and Belarus
The Union State , semi-officially known as Union State of Russia and Belarus , is a supranational entity consisting of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.- Creation :...
.
In 2001 he was arrested in New-York for money-laundering. Later he was released on bond of five million Swiss franc
Swiss franc
The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...
s. In 2002 his case was closed and the bond was returned while further details are not disclosed.
Honours and awards
- Order of Merit for the FatherlandOrder of Merit for the FatherlandThe Order of Merit for the Fatherland was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree. The statutes describe it as a decoration for merit, not an order of knights....
, 2nd class (3 October 1996) - for outstanding services to the state and many years of diligent work - Order of Francisc Skarina (Belarus)
- Order of Friendship of Peoples (Belarus) (11 December 2006) - for his great personal contribution to the development of comprehensive cooperation between Belarus and the Russian Federation, strengthening the Belarusian-Russian friendship
- Order of Merit (Moldova) (18 October 2001)
- Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation (23 October 2006) - for services to the state and the contribution to the development and strengthening of Russian-Belarusian relations
External links
- Yeltsin linked to bribe scandal, BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, September 8, 1999. - Arrest warrant for Yeltsin aide, BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, January 27, 2000. - Former Yeltsin aide arrested, BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, January 18, 2001. - Yeltsin aide held in US jail, BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, January 19, 2001. - Former Yeltsin aide denied bail, BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, January 26, 2001. - Swiss want Yeltsin aide extradited, BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, February 5, 2001. - Former Kremlin aide freed on bail, BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, April 12, 2001. - Kremlin aide flies home on bail, BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, April 13, 2001. - The Kremlin's Keeper, the World at His Fingertips, Is Under a Cloud by Michael Wines, The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, September 16, 1999 (subscription required, full text freely available at http://www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/3503.html). - Yeltsin Linked to Bribe Scheme by Sharon LaFraniere, The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, September 8, 1999. - Biography (in Russian)