Vadim Vladimirovich Brovtsev (, ''Brovtsête Vlâdimire fert Vâdim''; , ka, ვადიმ ბროვცევი, ''Vadim Brovcevi''; 26 July 1969 – 14 November 2024) was a Russian businessman who was the

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of the

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from 5 August 2009 to 26 April 2012, as well as the acting president from 11 December 2011 to 19 April 2012. Brovtsev had served in the

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. From 2005 until his appointment to a political post, Brovtsev was head of the board of directors of Russian construction company Vermikulit based in the city of

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Political life

Despite having no previous connection to South Ossetia, Brovtsev became Prime Minister of S.Ossetia after his predecessor, Aslanbek Bulatsev, was fired, according to the official decree, on health reasons, on 4 August 2009. 24 out of 27 MPs voted in favour of Brovtsev as the new PM. There were no other candidates.Georgia Times
Brovtsev was confirmed the PM of South Ossetia
(5 August 2009) In April 2010, Brovtsev came under heavy criticism from various sides. It was claimed that he did not manage Russia's monetary aid to rebuild destroyed South Ossetian buildings very well. Several members of the South Ossetian parliament called for Brovtsev to resign, and brought a

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to the parliamentary debating floor, which was discussed on 5 May. On 5 May, president

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appeared before parliament, reiterating his support for Brovtsev. Parliament still passed a motion, creating a commission to review the government's activities. The commission is to be led by deputy chairman of parliament and former Prime Minister Zurab Kokoyev, and among its other members is also former Prime Minister Merab Chigoev. Meanwhile, Brovtsev has hit back by pointing at recent polls taken by the International Center of Political Analysis (MTsPA), which show an approval rating for Kokoity of 12.4%, with 66.3% of respondents having a negative opinion. Brovtsev, on the other hand is credited 37.8% positive and 10.9% negative. Kokoity's advisor Kosta Dzugaev called the poll "lies", stating that the MTsPA had never done any actual research in South Ossetia. The MTsPA has been linked to the website rsoinform.com, a news agency reporting favorably about Brovtsev, which at first sight appears to be an official government information service. South Ossetian government press agency

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states, however, that it is not official and not registered in South Ossetia. It is speculated that Brovtsev himself is linked to these institutions. In an effort to defend himself against media attacks, Brovtsev has sued several media. Apparently the lawsuit at first included OSInform, leading to a somewhat embarrassing situation for Brovtsev, who did not know OSInform is the South Ossetian state information agency.

Personal life and death

Of Russian ethnicity, Brovtsev was born in Chelyabinsk-65 (now Ozyorsk) on 16 July 1969.Ministry of Press and Mass Communications of South Ossetia
Profile of Vadim Brovtsev
/ref> He was married and had two children. Brovtsev died from a heart attack on 14 November 2024, at the age of 55.

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