Nikolay Bortsov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Bortsov.

Nikolay Ivanovich Bortsov (Russian: Николай Иванович Борцов; 8 May 1945 – 23 April 2023) was a Russian politician who served as a deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas convocations.^[1][2]

Nikolay Bortsov
Николай Борцов
Official Duma photograph, 2018
Deputy of the State Duma
In office 29 December 2003 – 23 April 2023
Personal details
Born	(1945-05-08)8 May 1945 Lebedyan, Ryazan Oblast (now – Lipetsk Oblast), Russian SFSR, USSR
Died	23 April 2023(2023-04-23) (aged 77) Lebedyan, Russia
Political party	United Russia
Spouse	Nina Bortsova
Children	Yuri Bortsov, Natalia Bortsova
Alma mater	All-Russian Distance Institute of Finance and Economic

Bortsov was raised by his mother and grandmother as his father died at the front. After the 8th grade of secondary school, he started working as a loader at a pasta factory, simultaneously studying at an evening school. After serving in the army, he got a job as a mechanic at a winery in Lebedyan. In 1981, he was appointed Director of the Cannery Lebedyansky. In 1992, together with his son Yuri, they acquired a controlling interest in Lebedyansky. By 2003, the factory ranked third in Russia in juice production. In 2008, Lebedyansky was sold to PepsiCo and The Pepsi Bottling Group.^[1][3]

In 2004, together with his son, he founded a charitable foundation that shares their second name. The fund specializes in the restoration of the Russian Orthodox Church temples, also assists war veterans and allocates funds to support science and education.^[1]

From 2003, Nikolay Bortsov was a deputy of the State Duma, running with the United Russia.^[1] Since September 2021, he had served as a deputy of the 8th State Duma.^[1]

In 2021, Forbes included Bortsov in the list of the two hundred wealthiest businessmen in Russia.^[4]

Bortsov died on 23 April 2023, at the age of 77.^[5]

Sanctions

On 23 February 2022, against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he was included in the EU sanctions list, as he "supported and pursued actions and policies that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, which further destabilize Ukraine".^[6]

On 24 March 2022, he was included in the US sanctions list alongside many members of the Duma for "supporting the Kremlin's efforts to violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine" and "complicity in Putin's war".^[7]

Later, for similar reasons, he was included in the sanctions lists of Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Ukraine and New Zealand.^[8][9]

Bortsov was also sanctioned by the United Kingdom Government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.^[10]

References

1. "Борцов, Николай Иванович" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
2. "Николай Иванович Борцов" (in Russian). Парламентская газета. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
3. "Вся Дума". Коммерсантъ. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
4. "Николай Борцов". Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
5. "Депутат Госдумы Николай Борцов". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
6. Official Journal of the European Union L 042I (2022). "COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/259". ISSN 1977-0677. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
8. "БОРЦОВ Николай Иванович - биография, досье, активы | Война и санкции". sanctions.nazk.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
9. "PEP: Борцов Николай Иванович, Государственная Дума, депутат, член комитета по делам национальностей". rupep.org (in Russian). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
10. "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.