When you achieve something in one area you automatically start wondering whether you should try yourself in another. And that’s what happened with me. I’ve been interested in the subject of youth for a long time: first, in connection with sport; and then I became interested in youth policy as a whole – both in Russia and internationally.
//  Constituency Work
25 January
Convenient Bus Service Reinstated for Villagers

Residents of five villages (around 100 signatures) in Guryevskiy District of Kemerov Region asked me to help reinstate a public transport link between the town of Guryevsk and the villages of Novopesterevo and Mostovaya. The 111 bus route from Guryevsk to Mostovaya had been...
//  Youth Policy
//  Nota Bene
Sport filled my whole life for many long years. It was my work, my joy, my hobby, my family, my friends, all my emotions and feelings, the air that I breathed and the element in which I lived.
//  A bit of theory
29 March
Harsh Treatment by Trainers

The question here is: What is meant by harsh treatment? On the one hand, you can’t achieve anything in sport without discipline, but on the other, training sessions shouldn’t be a source of constant psychological stress. If you think there’s a problem you need to...
//  My sporting life today

Dear Friends,

I’m happy to welcome everybody who wants to know who I am and what I do; everybody who believes that changes can happen for all people; everybody who is curious and not indifferent!

Find a guide to the rooms of my virtual home at the bottom of this page. Every room contains my thoughts, my doubts, and my biggest joys and concerns. And you are welcome to leave your comments.

I’m sure we will be good friends. I’ll try to answer all of your questions and give thought to every interesting idea.

Alina

// Ask Alina a question
News
Visit to Astrakhan
On March 4th Alina Kabaeva is taking part in the opening of a sports and health complex in Astrakhan. She also plans to meet young journalists from the region. This event is being held as part of a working visit by the United Russia party.
“Steps toward Success” to be Broadcasted on Channel 5 starting March 21, 2010.
Starting March 21, 2010 “Steps toward Success” will be broadcasted on Channel 5. The programme schedule will remain unchanged.
Applications Being Accepted for “Alina 2010” Tournament
Alina Kabaeva’s charity foundation is now accepting applications for participation in the qualifying tournament of the “Alina” 2010 festival. Qualifying tournament will be held on March 13, 2010.
Young Journalist’s School is now accepting applications for the 2010 seminars
In order to participate, journalists (age up to 30) must submit an application including their publications (magazine, newspaper, TV station, radio or internet publication) by email to press@kabaeva-alina.ru.
Second Cycle of Young Journalists’ School Workshops opens in St.Petersburg
From 11 to 13 December 100 young professionals from 43 regions around the country will take part in an educational workshop by the Young Journalists’ School on the subject of journalistic ethics.
Media
Alina Kabaeva: Ten Day Holiday is too Much for Me
Olympic rhythmic gymnastics champion Alina Kabaeva is both a famous and an exuberant personality. A State Duma Deputy with her own show on a national TV channel. In short, she’s a star.
Alina Kabaeva: Sport should be Accessible to All
The government has often said that it’s within our capabilities to produce some champions from amongst today’s young starlets for Russia’s first Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. But we need to start training our future champions now.
Olympic Champion and State Duma Deputy Alina Kabaeva: “Sovetskiy Sport” is My Kind of Thing”
Anya, hi!, says Alina as she enters the room. Nice to meet you. We can call each other by our first names, can’t we?
Alina Kabaeva: Failures teach wisdom
A State Duma member, an Olympic Champion and just a gorgeous woman (Russia's most beautiful woman according to a national survey held by Russian Reporter and Public Opinion Foundation), Alina Kabaeva told RR how it feels to be strong and talked about life goals, destiny, and love.
Alina Kabaeva: “I can’t live without a purpose”
Her performances were followed by all Russians. Beautiful, winsome and artistic, she excited admiration of both the public and the stern judges. But any victory is the result of hard workouts, self-restriction, and drudgery. A good athlete is always made of guts, will, and commitment. All these qualities are needed every day, in and out of the gym. Having retired from sports, Alina Kabaeva has not vanished in the dark. Today she is deputy chair of the State Duma Youth Committee.
And this is my own personal corner. This is where all the entries about me will be, so you can find out about my life in my own words. I’ll tell you about important events and about my family, and share my impressions of films, concerts, books, animals…of everything that I care about, everything that surprises or moves me.

I’m no hypocrite, but I don’t like it when my life is exposed to view like goods in a shop window. I’m convinced that everyone needs their own private space, something they can call their own. So here’s my “Private Life” – a space that’s mine and mine alone.

I hope you’ll understand.
//  Personal
2 February
Social Networks

People very often ask me if I use the Classmates website or other social networks. I want to answer this clearly and concisely: I have only two platforms for networking - my own website and the Live Journal. The main resource, of course, is my website, where I publish my...
//  My impressions
//  Advice
//  My teachers
Public Council is essential to ensure that fine plans become more than just words.

On February 15, 2008 I was elected Chairman of the Council - a great honour and responsibility for me.

I want to invite everyone to take part in this excellent project, so that it really is a truly "public" council.
//  TV Show on Channal 5
27 February
“Steps toward Success” moves to Channel 5

The idea of moving my show to Channel 5 came up late last year, when National Media Group’s management and Public Council were discussing the future of NMG’s TV assets (REN-TV and St.Petersburg – Channel 5). The Public Council tried to persuade the holding company’s...
//  NMG’s Public Council
//  Civil Society
//  Sports centre in Tskhinval

This section is about how the idea of building a sports centre came about and how the project is progressing
//  Hotline
//  Rural Libraries
//  Youth Year Projects
//  Other initiatives

My charity foundation has already existed for several years. At first it focused mainly on sport, but then I realized I couldn’t restrict myself to just one area of activity. So today the foundation is active in several fields.

Each of the foundation’s projects and specific activity is a matter of prime importance for me. In this section I will write about what the foundation does, which projects it is running today and what we have managed to achieve.