Russian political and public figure of democratic orientation.
He has two educations - a lawyer and a physicist, candidate of physical and mathematical sciences

Born on February 24, 1961 in Leningrad
Graduated from Leningrad State University.

From 1990 to 1993 - Deputy of the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Council of People's Deputies, Secretary of the Commission on Science and Higher Education. The main area of interest as a deputy is the support of scientific and educational institutions.

She was deputy chairman of the St. Petersburg regional branch of the party "Democratic Choice of Russia", secretary of the St. Petersburg association "Civil Union". Later - Regional Director of Open Russia
In May 2005, she was among the signatories of an appeal to create the United Civil Front (leader - Garry Kasparov). She headed the St. Petersburg branch of this organization and entered the federal bureau of the organization. Member of the Other Russia coalition, which included Garry Kasparov's UHF, Eduard Limonov's NBL, Mikhail Kasyanov's RNDS, Sergey Udaltsov's Left Front.
The organizer of most protest actions in St. Petersburg from 2001 to 2013, including the Marches of Dissent, the Marches of Millions, and the protests of 2011-2012.

Since 2008, she was a member of the organizing committee for the creation of the Solidarity movement, after its creation she joined the Bureau of the Federal Political Council of the movement.

March 10, 2010 signed the appeal of the Russian opposition "Putin must go"

In 2014, she was one of the founders of the Russian anti-war movement, participated in the organization of anti-war actions.

In October 2014, she left for Kyiv, where for several years she was engaged in information projects to counter the Kremlin propaganda.

In November 2022, she became a delegate to the Congress of People's Deputies
Heads the editorial committee of the Congress