Was born in 1946 in Bucharest, Romania. She has completed Cheljabinsk Polytechnic Institute in 1980, then was working as engineer on Cheljabinsk Metallurgy Plant. In 1989 founded Association of Soldiers' Mothers of Cheljabinsk region, an organization which stood on the strong anti-militarist positions since the beginning. In 1989-90 was member of Russian Social Democratic Party. Since 1990 is member of Coordination Council of Russian Committee of Soldiers' Mothers.

At first time joined Radical Party in 1991 in course of campaign for setting up alternative civilian service in USSR. In January - February 1995 spent one months in Chechnya with mission of Committee of Soldiers' Mothers, delivering to the warfare zone and distributing humanitarian aid among civilian victims of war.