Alena Arshinova
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Alena Arshinova born March 3, 1985 in Dresden
in East Germany, is a politician, model, and sociologist.
Arshinova holds dual citizenship of Russia
and the internationally unrecognised republic of Transnistria
. From 2002 to 2007 she studied sociology
at the state university of Transnistria
, the T.G. Shevchenko University in Tiraspol
.
Arshinova led the political youth organization Breakthrough
(Russian: Proriv) which defends the de facto independence of Transnistria with close ties to Russia, and rejects the union with Moldova
, of which the territory is a part, according to international law. She was influenced by Dmitry Soin, chief ideologist of Breakthrough (Proriv). She also wrote articles and columns for the Transnistrian news agency Lenta PMR (www.tiras.ru). In December 2005 Arshinova was interviewed for the German
news magazine Der Spiegel
. In 2009 she was a fellow of the John Smith Memorial Trust programme for democracy and good governance.
In 2007, Alena Arshinova moved to Moscow
to be a postgraduate student at the faculty of sociology of the Lomonosov University
. She does her doctorate on "Youth Extremism in Russia". She has become involved in Russian politics. On 22 December 2010, Arshinova was elected as co-chairman of the co-ordinating council of the Young Guard of United Russia ("Molodaya Gvardia"), the youth wing of Russia's ruling party. For the 2011 Russian legislative election
, she contests a seat in the State Duma.
Her hobbies are music, dance, and yoga
. She is vegetarian and has a sister, Alexandra.
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
in East Germany, is a politician, model, and sociologist.
Arshinova holds dual citizenship of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and the internationally unrecognised republic of Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
. From 2002 to 2007 she studied sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at the state university of Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
, the T.G. Shevchenko University in Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...
.
Arshinova led the political youth organization Breakthrough
Breakthrough (Transnistria)
Proriv is a political youth movement and political party in Transnistria whose methods are allegedly modelled on pro-western organizations Otpor, Kmara and other participants of colored revolutions in the post-Soviet countries.Originally it was founded in 2005 as a political youth organization...
(Russian: Proriv) which defends the de facto independence of Transnistria with close ties to Russia, and rejects the union with Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
, of which the territory is a part, according to international law. She was influenced by Dmitry Soin, chief ideologist of Breakthrough (Proriv). She also wrote articles and columns for the Transnistrian news agency Lenta PMR (www.tiras.ru). In December 2005 Arshinova was interviewed for the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
news magazine Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...
. In 2009 she was a fellow of the John Smith Memorial Trust programme for democracy and good governance.
In 2007, Alena Arshinova moved to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
to be a postgraduate student at the faculty of sociology of the Lomonosov University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
. She does her doctorate on "Youth Extremism in Russia". She has become involved in Russian politics. On 22 December 2010, Arshinova was elected as co-chairman of the co-ordinating council of the Young Guard of United Russia ("Molodaya Gvardia"), the youth wing of Russia's ruling party. For the 2011 Russian legislative election
Russian legislative election, 2011
Legislative elections will be held in the Russian Federation on 4 December 2011. At stake will be the 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia .-Regulations:...
, she contests a seat in the State Duma.
Her hobbies are music, dance, and yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
. She is vegetarian and has a sister, Alexandra.