Born in Khabarovsk on October 22, 1947. In 1975 she graduated from VYUZI (Moscow State University named after O.E. Kutafin). Beginning of professional activity: 1976, since 1991 Head of the Anadyr Legal Advice.

1988 – 1991 Deputy of the Anadyr City Council of People’s Deputies.

1991 – 1993 Head of the Department of Justice of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, awarded the title of Counselor of Justice of the first class.

1993 – 1996 Member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the International Affairs Committee, member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Since 1997, a lawyer, since 2003, Chairman of the Bar Association “PROFESSIONAL” (Moscow).