Alexander Alexandrovich Basansky (Russian: Александр Александрович Басанский; born 6 May 1963) is a Russian oligarch. According to a 2022 article, he is the First Deputy Chairman of the Magadan Oblast Duma.[1] He is a former high-ranking officer in the Soviet special services, and an ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin.[2]
According to Forbes, he had the fourth highest income amongst all Russian civil servants.[1] His son is the politician Anton Basansky.[3]
According to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, he has not been sanctioned during the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the United States as of September 2023[update].[4]
Biography
editBasansky was born on 6 May 1963,[5][6] in Dykanka, Ukraine Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. He worked as an apprentice electrician in Ukraine, then later in mining in the Magadan Oblast.[7][1] From 1981 to 1982, he served in the Soviet Army.[6] In the 1990s, he served as an executive in a number of companies.[1] He is a founder and owner of the company Arbat («Арбат»),[1][8] and the director of Agat («Агат») since 1998.[6]
He graduated from the Moscow State Open University in 2001.[6][5]
He has substantial influence in the region of Kolyma in the Russian Far East. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, while in Kolyma, Basansky openly ignores the law.[7][2] He allegedly openly ordered violence against a business rival, whom he referred to as a "rat",[2] and drives recklessly.[7][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Александр Басанский". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ a b c d Nicoll, Will (2014-06-15). "On the Road With the Ghosts of the Gulag". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Новоиспеченный депутат Госдумы Антон Басанский проголосовал за урезание расходов на медицину » Новости на Vostok.Today – никакой пропаганды, только новости!". Новости на Vostok.Today – никакой пропаганды, только новости! (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Sanctions List Search". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ a b КОЛЫМА-ИНФОРМ. "Басанский Александр Александрович". КОЛЫМА.RU Новости Магадана и Магаданской области (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ a b c d "Alexander Basanskiy". Roscongress Building Trust. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ a b c Hugo-Bader, Jacek (2014-04-03). Kolyma Diaries: A Journey into Russia's Haunted Hinterland. Portobello Books. ISBN 978-1-84627-503-6.
- ^ "The Teutejak deposit has been put into operation in Kolyma". AKM EN. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-09-04.