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BURUTIN, Alexander Germanovich
Presidential Adviser
 Born 24 December 1956 in Tapa, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (Estonia).
Graduated in 1978 from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) Supreme Soviet Moscow Higher Commander School; in 1986 from the Frunze Military Academy; in 1997 from the Military Academy of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Began military service as the commander of a motorised rifle troops unit, then held various command positions in Soviet military units in Germany and the Far East of Russia.
1989-1992, senior department officer at the Headquarters of Ground Forces.
1992–1995, senior officer of the Main Operational Directorate of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
1995–1997, student at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
1997–2003, head of group, then head of sector, then deputy head of directorate of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Since April 2003, presidential adviser (part of the Presidential Administration) for military and defense matters.
Married, with two sons.
Contact information
Administration of the Russian President
Staraya Ploshchad, 4
Moscow 103132
Office of Burutin
Tel.: +7 (095) 206-6901
Putin’s plans for creating the position of presidential adviser for military matters had been known of well prior to April 2003, and it was expected the position would be filled by a person involved in arms manufacture or export. In Burutin, however, Putin chose a relative outsider. Putin and Burutin met in March 2002, when the president was skiing in the Sobolinaya Mountains by day and meeting with scientists and specialists afterwards.
Burutin holds the rank of general and comes from a military family. His father, Colonel-General German Burutin, was formerly first deputy chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff, and his elder brother, Major-General Sergei Burutin, is currently serving at the National Center for Nuclear Threat Reduction. Analysts believe that Alexander Burutin did not belong to any clan or faction within the military-industrial complex.
last updated April 30, 2004
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