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Spartak Stepanovich Borisov (; 22 November 1936 – 23 March 2022) was a Russian politician, businessman,
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, and developer. He served as the mayor of
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, the capital city of the Sakha (
Yakutia Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, and the largest federal subject of Russia by area. It is located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of one million ...
), from 1995 to 1997. Borisov also served as Vice President of Sakha from 1998 until 2002 under the-then
Head of the Sakha Republic The Head of the Sakha Republic (; ) is the highest office in the Sakha Republic. The term of office is five years. History The office was first introduced in 1991. Before April 2014 it was known as the President of the Sakha Republic. The f ...
,
Mikhail Nikolayev Mikhail Yefimovich Nikolayev (; 13 November 1937 – 4 August 2023) was a Russian Yakut politician who was the first President of the Sakha Republic, serving from 1991 to January 2002. He was succeeded by Vyacheslav Shtyrov. Early life and ...
. (The office of vice president of Sakha was later abolished in 2014).


Biography

Borisov was born on 22 November 1936, in
Olyokminsk Olyokminsk ( rus, Олёкминск, p=ɐˈlʲɵkmʲɪnsk; , ''Ölüöxüme'') is a town and the administrative center of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, southwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 ...
,
Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (; ), also known as Soviet Sakha, Soviet Yakutia or the Yakut ASSR (, ''Yakutskaya ASSR''), was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union. History The Yakut ASSR was formed ...
(YASSR). During the Soviet era, Borisov became one of the most prominent industrial builders in the
Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (; ), also known as Soviet Sakha, Soviet Yakutia or the Yakut ASSR (, ''Yakutskaya ASSR''), was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union. History The Yakut ASSR was formed ...
, now the present-day Sakha (
Yakutia Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, and the largest federal subject of Russia by area. It is located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of one million ...
). He also served as a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and as a delegate to the
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in 1990, the last before the
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. In 1995, Borisov was elected Mayor of
Yakutsk Yakutsk ( ) is the capital and largest city of Sakha, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of Russia's most rapidly growing regional cities, with a population of 355,443 at the ...
, an office he held from 1995 until 1997. Borisov focused on
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and chronic housing shortages during his tenure as mayor. Under his administration, the number of residents on the waiting list for housing was reduced from 12,000 people to 5,700 by the time he left office. Borisov oversaw the construction of more than six thousand new apartment units throughout the city. Two new residential
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s were built in Yakutsk, which were nicknamed "Borisovki" by residents. Borisov also added sewer service, water, utilities, and a heating unit to the city's Novoportovsky settlement. Borisov became Vice President of the
Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, and the largest federal subject of Russia by area. It is located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of one million ...
in 1997. As vice president, he headed the Sakha Republic Public Committee on Human Rights which oversaw the appeals of more than 1,800 citizens concerning such issues as public utilities. His committee also reviewed criminal cases and the reduction of prison sentences. In his later years, Borisov and his family relocated to
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. He suffered from declining health, including a broken leg and several surgeries. Spartak Borisov died from a serious illness in Moscow on 23 March 2022, at the age of 85. Borisov's funeral was held in Moscow on 28 March 2022. He was buried in
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.


Honors

*
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**
Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...
- three-time recipient **
Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples () was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in s ...
**
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...
, 4th class **Honored Builder of the
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and the
Yakut ASSR The Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (; ), also known as Soviet Sakha, Soviet Yakutia or the Yakut ASSR (, ''Yakutskaya ASSR''), was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union. History The Yakut ASSR was formed ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Borisov, Spartak 1936 births 2022 deaths Vice presidents of the Sakha Republic Mayors of Yakutsk Politicians from the Sakha Republic Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class People from Yakutsk People from Olyokminsky District