Born June 8, 1960 in Moscow in the family of employees.
In 1976 she graduated from the Moscow special school biology and mathematics.
In 1982 she graduated from the Moscow Institute of Fine Chemical Technology. M. V. University, specialty "chemical engineer". Receive the distribution in the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry.
. Worked in the press center Minelektrotehproma USSR in 1984 - 86 worked as a reporter in the newspaper Socialist Industry.
. In 1986 - 91 - the browser, then - deputy editor of the department of economics magazine "Official Gazette".
. From 1991 to 1996 - the editor of the weekly economic magazine "Capital".
. From 1996 to March 1997 - Head of Department policy magazine "Faces" ID "Top Secret", from March to April 1997 - observer of the magazine "Faces".
. Became one of the first journalists who interviewed the former head of the Presidential Security Service of Russia Alexander Korzhakov after his resignation
. In the future, was one of the organizers of his press conference in hotel "Radisson-Slavyanskaya". In his own words, is "a personal friend of Korzhakov.
In April 1997, for cooperation with a. Korzhakov was fired from the ID "Top Secret". Become one of the organizers of the monthly political magazine "People as they are". Since May 1997 - observer of the magazine "People", from August 1997 - deputy editor of the magazine "People".
From February 1998 to March 1999 - Chief editor of "People as they are."
Her husband, Hugo Erikssen, - Norwegian journalist. He has a son and two daughters.
