Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova— Russian statesman, diplomat, has the rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary II class (2015).
Today, Maria Zakharova holds the post of Director of the Department of Information and Press of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russian Federation, Candidate of Historical Sciences, specialty - diplomat-sinologist.
Family and education of Maria Zakharova
Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova was born on December 24, 1975 in Moscow, in the family of a Russian diplomat. From an early age, the girl lived in Beijing, where her father worked. The future speaker of the Russian Foreign Ministry spent her entire childhood in the PRC, thanks to which she became fluent in the Chinese language. Maria Vladimirovna studied well at school, and since childhood she dreamed of becoming a diplomat. According to Zakharova herself, her favorite program in her youth was “International Panorama,” which “fascinated” her. As a little girl, she played with doll houses. Since then, Maria Vladimirovna has developed an interest in miniature interiors.
Maria Zakharova at school (first on the right) (Photo: www.instagram.com/mzakharovamid)
Father of Maria Zakharova - Vladimir Yurievich Zakharov- diplomat, orientalist, graduated from Leningrad University in 1971 State University named after A.A. Zhdanov with a degree in Chinese language and literature, and in 1972 - Military Institute foreign languages. Zakharova’s father worked at the USSR Foreign Ministry, from 1980 to 1993 he was secretary of the Russian Embassy in China, and from 1997 to 2001 he was adviser on culture, information and education to the Russian Embassy in China. In 2001-2004, Maria Zakharova’s father was the head of the department Shanghai organization cooperation department of the Asian-Pacific cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in 2004-2010 - deputy Secretary General SCO, in 2010-2012 - chief adviser to the Russian Foreign Ministry, in 2012-2014 - adviser to the SCO secretariat in Beijing.
Since 2014, Vladimir Zakharov has been working as a senior lecturer at the School of Oriental Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics at the Higher School of Economics, and he is also the director of the Public Institute for Political Studies of the Black Sea-Caspian Region.
Mother of Maria Zakharova - Irina Vladislavovna Zakharova In 1977 she graduated from the Faculty of History of Moscow State University. Currently working as a senior research fellow department of aesthetic education, candidate of art history, head of “Family groups”, music programs, experimental projects, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, member of the Moscow organization of the Union of Artists.
Maria Vladimirovna had no doubts about her choice future profession. She, without hesitation, entered MGIMO to study journalism, and graduated in 1998, receiving a diploma in international journalism.
Maria Zakharova began her career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1998 (Photo: www.instagram.com/mzakharovamid)
In 2003, Maria Zakharova defended her dissertation at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia on the topic “Transformation of the understanding of the symbolism of the celebration of the traditional New Year in modern China, the last quarter of the twentieth century” and became a candidate of historical sciences.
Business career and social activities of Maria Zakharova
From the first days, Maria Vladimirovna’s career was continuously connected with Russian Ministry foreign affairs First, Maria got a job as an editor at the departmental magazine “Diplomatic Messenger”. Afterwards, from 2003 to 2005, Maria Zakharova worked as head of the operational media monitoring department in the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
From 2005 to 2008, Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova was invited to the post of press secretary of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN in New York. This was the next step in the biography of Maria Zakharova and her next successful position in her career, after which she returned to Moscow again to her previous place.
From 2008 to 2011, Maria worked as a department head in the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her responsibilities included organizing and conducting briefings official representative Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, organization of the work of official accounts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in in social networks. In addition, during this period of Maria Zakharova’s work at the Russian Foreign Ministry, her competence included information support for foreign visits of Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova before the start of negotiations with US Secretary of State D. Kerry within the framework of the UN General Assembly (Photo: Alexander Shcherbak/TASS)
Maria Vladimirovna has always actively demonstrated her professional qualities. In 2011, she was appointed deputy head of the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Foreign Ministry. In her position, Zakharova became widely known to the public, as her responsibilities included frequent communication with the press. She was a guest many times political programs. As an employee of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Vladimirovna was invited to their talk shows by Vladimir Solovyov (“Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov”), Roman Babayan (“Right to Vote”) and others. Her scope of activity included organizing regular briefings by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, as well as accompanying the head of the department, Sergei Lavrov, during foreign visits. She had many interesting and important meetings with representatives of foreign diplomatic departments. On social networks there is interesting photo, taken in Paris, showing Mary in society Sergei Lavrov, Jennifer Psaki And John Kerry.
Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a press conference following the 71st session of the UN General Assembly at UN headquarters (Photo: Alexander Shcherbak/TASS)
While working at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova successfully popularizes the foreign policy department on social networks. Thanks to her bright, highly relevant speeches, the population began to receive interesting political information. Zakharova’s emotional statements impressed the listeners and found a sincere response in their hearts.
In 2014, when the Department became the winner of the Runet Prize in the Culture, Media and Mass Communications category, the award was presented to Maria Vladimirovna at the official ceremony.
On August 10, 2015, Maria Vladimirovna was appointed director of the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Foreign Ministry. She became the first woman in the history of the department to hold this post. In this position, Maria Zakharova conducts weekly briefings for journalists, makes official statements and comments on behalf of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
As head of the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Vladimirovna promised to do her job efficiently and preserve all the achievements of her predecessors.
The young diplomat is a member of the Russian Foreign and Defense Policy Council. Since December 22, 2015, he has had the diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Class II.
Maria Zakharova was a member of the organizing committee for the preparation of the Eurasian Women's Forum, held on September 24-25, 2015 in St. Petersburg.
Awards for Maria Zakharova
On January 26, 2017, Zakharova received the first order in her career. President Vladimir Putin presented her with the Order of Friendship in the Kremlin. In the photo required by protocol, Maria Vladimirovna stands next to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, awarded the Order of Friendship, during the ceremony of presenting state awards in the Kremlin (Photo: Vyacheslav Prokofiev/TASS)
The Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation was awarded to Maria Zakharova in 2013. Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova was awarded “for openness to the press” by the Union of Journalists in 2016.
Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova during a briefing on current foreign policy issues (Photo: Mikhail Japaridze/TASS)
“Diploma of trust from the journalistic community of Russia” (February 9, 2017) - “for openness in working with the media.”
Criticism of Zakharova Maria
Like any talented and independent person in judgment, Maria Vladimirovna has not only fans, but also ill-wishers. Foreign media do not forgive her straightforwardness and emotional statements. For example, editor information service Radio Liberty, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Yaroslav Shimov named journalistic style, inherent in her “patriotic” blog on the website “Echo of Moscow”, is aggressive. He compared it with the editorials of Soviet newspapers on international themes. In his opinion, Zakharova gained fame by participating in television political talk shows and commenting on political issues in social networks. BBC journalists Jenny Norton and Olga Ivshina noted that as "the public face of Russia in increasingly strained relations with the West, Maria Zakharova's communication style is becoming strikingly undiplomatic."
The correspondence in verse between Maria Zakharova and the writer caused some public resonance Dmitry Bykov.
Personal life of Zakharova Maria
Maria Zakharova married on November 7, 2005 Andrey Mikhailovich Makarov. Andrey Makarov is an entrepreneur. They got married in New York while Maria was working in the USA. Photos of Maria Zakharova's wedding caused a certain resonance many years after the ceremony.
Maria Zakharova with her family (Photo: www.instagram.com/mzakharovamid)
The couple have a daughter, she was born in August 2010. The girl's name was Marianna(Maryana).
Maria Vladimirovna said in an interview that she arrives at work by 9 a.m., but the working day can drag on for who knows how long: “We leave work when it ends, and it rarely ends.” Sometimes she had to take her little daughter with her to work when there was no one to leave her with.
Zakharova also said that she chooses and buys clothes with her own money, including for diplomatic meetings. As for stylists, she never had any.
Maria Zakharova during sports (Photo: www.instagram.com/mzakharovamid)
“It’s nice when such a powerful fighter like Maria Zakharova writes about love too,” the president of the MIFF, director Nikita Mikhalkov, commented on the news.
Then Maria Zakharova co-authored the song “Full”, performed by singer Katya Lel. According to Zakharova, they met Lel by chance, then got into conversation and the singer shared with the Foreign Ministry representative the details of her personal life.
“Mogendovid” by Mariam Zakharovaor Attention is above all!
“Zakharova’s parents are diplomats.”
I immediately remembered Vladimir Volfovich with his unforgettable: “Mom is Russian, father is a lawyer.”
And here at once both are diplomats.
Judging by the comments to the article, the formation of a nation of dear Russians is progressing successfully.”
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Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁΛόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁΛόγος
Today I was sent a screenshot of a comment by a certain “Mikhail Chernovol” posted on the website of the newspaper “Zavtra”. Usually I don’t comment on this and don’t pay attention at all. But for a number of reasons, I will make an exception for these words: “... on this Masha’s chest on a gold chain there was not a symbol of Christianity, but “Mogendovid” - a six-pointed star, the Star of David.”
I remember in the second grade I brought a new word from school - “Jew.” Mom asked if I understood the meaning. I answered that I didn’t understand, and that’s what the guys said, but I remember that it sounded reminiscent of the word “livery.” Mom sat me, a seven-year-old child, on her lap and said: “This is such a nationality. The French are also a nationality, as are the Chinese and the Ukrainians. Here we are - Russians. They live in peace different people, and there are a lot of nationalities. They have different languages, different dances, various fairy tales. They can live in different countries or in one country." Everything was clear, and I was about to get off my knees. "But I want to tell you one very important thing. Unfortunately, you will still hear a lot of bad things about different nationalities. There are people who will say that one nationality is good and the other is bad. One people is better or worse than another. It is not true. Every nation has good and bad. Remember this. And no matter what you hear, know that there are no bad or good nationalities, there are bad or good people", said mom. Then she thought and added: “Since you learned this new word for you today, I want you to understand its meaning.” “I understand, mom, you explained it,” I hurried about my business. But mom said: “No, not completely. You're russian. Both dad and I are Russian, and your grandfather is half Ukrainian. We speak and think in Russian and live like Russians. But you were born thanks to a doctor who was Jewish. And if it weren’t for him, it’s unknown how everything would have turned out for us, the Russians. Remember this forever. And never allow people of other nationalities to be humiliated in front of you.” And I remembered. Probably because they were very simple words, a very clear example. Or simply because my mother is like that. I remembered them forever.
When I was 20 years old, I ended up in Israel - it was a one-day excursion on a boat during a week-long vacation in Cyprus, where my mother and I were taken by her brother. These few hours in Jerusalem and Bethlehem changed my life. Fully. Religion appeared in it. Not faith. It was there before, in the form of an intuitive feeling, premonition and even understanding. But it was all somehow... pagan, or something. And it burned there. This charge is still enough. All memories are fresh and even tangible. While still in Bethlehem, I said that I would undergo all the rituals in Moscow. And my uncle, who helped us a lot financially at that time, bought me the same gold chain that I always wear in one of the local jewelry stores. Returning to Moscow, I was baptized. Since then I have been Orthodox, in the sense that I try to be so. On the back of my small cross, which was bought in an Arab shop and which is always with me, it says “Jerusalem”.
Our religion prohibits hatred. She punishes her for it. But I have something in me that in English is called objective hate, and in Russian, forgetting about pathos, it can probably be expressed as the famous “noble rage.” I hate all types of nationalism (from racial discrimination to religious intolerance), I hate it when they humiliate or bully, no matter who. And I also hate stupidity and stupid malice, which are capable of seeing the Star of David not only in a flower or a snowflake, but even in the formula of benzene.
When I was thinking about who to ask to be my daughter's godparents, I had two cherished desires. First. So that these people are kind and love to laugh. Second. So that they, if possible, represent different nationalities or lived in different countries. So that my child from the very early childhood, as with my milk, I absorbed the richness and diversity of this world and smiled. So that borders, skin color, cultural differences would never be barriers for her. Consider this my personal contribution to the fight against nationalism.
I'm lucky. Our godfather is Georgian. Sparkling and cheerful, and very kind, despite the fact that due to national question, most likely, will never see his family’s beloved Sukhumi and Sukhum again. Our godmother, I don’t even know who’s nationality (judging by the bright beauty, it’s a mix of everything), lives in New York, and when we all get together, Maryana enthusiastically plays with her son, born in a marriage with a fiery Brazilian. And our nanny, who put her soul into Maryana, is Armenian. Cool mix. “Mikhail Chernovol” would have been torn apart;)) ( ttps://www.facebook.com/)
Typical reaction of the Russian Runet:
“Here, I think, it would also be very helpful for Masha to get acquainted not only with the nationality of the doctor’s mother, but also with the nationality of her parents’ grandparents, both mother and father, and other relatives. And I am sure that she would have been filled with even greater gratitude to the Jews for being born into this world, and you and I would have been much more clear about her Israeli religious insights, the flared up feelings and the fire that burned her soul since that young 20-year-old Ti years of age.
Masha’s extremist definition of nationalism becomes more understandable, as the eternal cosmopolitan feeling of a pathological liberal, in relation to its moral antipode, national feeling, as a feeling of belonging to one’s people and its culture and pride in everything good that this people has, pride in its history and his accomplishments. But judging by Masha’s statements, such feelings towards Russia and the Russian people are alien to her, she did not say a single word about her country of residence. Added to the cosmopolitan liberal spirit are her extremely negative reviews of Stalin and her habitual lie, repeated like a parrot, about the “multi-million victims of the Stalinist regime.” Here, as in other liberal mantras, liberals themselves resemble answering machines.”
Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel
proposed to expel all goyim from the country
P.S.
You can see the “mogendovid” here:
…and here:
For reference. Types of the “Star of David” made by Jewish jewelers:
http://jewgold.ru/catalog/list.php?SECTION_ID=18&SHOWALL_1=1
Star of David pendants (jewelry)
O. Maxim Kozlov: The Star of David is now -
it is an anti-Christian symbol of Judaism
An Orthodox priest believes that Christians should not wear a six-pointed star...
“The Star of David is currently used as a symbol of Judaism, the Jewish religion, and is largely used in non-Christian or anti-Christian contexts.”“, said the rector of the home church of the Holy Martyr Tatiana at Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Archpriest Maxim Kozlov, answering a question from a reader of the online newspaper “Tatiana’s Day” about whether “he has anything to do with Orthodox symbols six-pointed star, and why it is called the Star of David.”
The priest emphasized that the six-pointed star in itself is not a special symbol of Judaism, but the meaning that it has acquired for itself now is forces the Orthodox to abstain from its use.
Zakharova Maria Vladimirovna- diplomatic figure. Since December 2017, he has held the post of Head of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also the Highest-ranking Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Member of the Board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. She didn’t declare her income, so she wage remains secret.
It is reliably known that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has classified the income of its employees in senior positions; this data is available only to the employer and control authorities (which caused indignation among representatives of the Yabloko party).
Origin
The biography of Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, is in the Internet encyclopedia - Wikipedia. The nationality of Maria Zakharova, an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is not specified, since such data is no longer indicated in the passport. In addition, there are no blank spots in the biography of Maria Zakharova. Mother - Irina Vladislavovna Zakharova - received her education at Moscow State University. Lomonosova M.V. Certified art critic. After graduating from university, I got a job at the Museum fine arts them. Pushkina A.S. Currently holds a position in the department of aesthetic education. She is engaged in the creation of experimental projects and non-standard musical projects; she is an Honored Worker of Art History of the Russian Federation.
Father - Zakharov Vladimir Yuryevich - was engaged in diplomatic activities. Higher education he received at Leningrad State University. Zhdanova A.A. From 1980 to 2014. was an employee first of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then of the Russian Federation.
From 1980 to 1993 he was secretary at the embassy Soviet Union, then RF. From 1997 to 2001 he was an adviser on issues of culture, information and education. During 2001-2003, he served as head of the SCO department at the Asia-Pacific Cooperation Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry. Between 2007 and 2010 he was Deputy Secretary General of the SCO. He was the chief adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during 2010-2012. From 2012 to 2014, he served as SCO Advisor to the PRC. Since 2014, he has been the head of the Institute for Political Studies of the Caspian-Black Sea Region.
Grandfather - Zakharov Yu.I., lived in the Samara region in the Mordovian village. By nationality he is Erzya - Mordvin. Her grandmother also did a lot with Masha’s upbringing, teaching her to be neat and hardworking.
Childhood and youth of Maria Zakharova
Maria was born in Moscow on December 24, 1975. Her entire childhood was spent in Beijing. There is almost no data about her school time; it is known that she studied quite well, and from a young age she wanted to be a diplomat. Zakharova, she really loved the program “International Panorama” and looked forward to each episode.
Since childhood, Masha wanted to engage in diplomatic activities, so she had no problems choosing a specialty.
Diplomat career
A career as a diplomat is impossible without a good education. The biography of Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova as a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs begins with journalism. Immediately after graduating from school, Maria entered MGIMO to study journalism. Completes his studies in 1998 and becomes a certified international journalist.
Photo: Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry
After graduating from university, she received a position in the editorial office of the Russian Foreign Ministry magazine. In the magazine, she worked side by side with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and her supervisor A.V. Yakovenko. He believed that the main thing in the profession is clear cooperation between all parts of the team, and the assigned tasks must be taken seriously. Zakharova also always tries to approach things in good faith and carry them out impeccably, even if the results are not checked. After she showed herself worthily in the magazine, she is transferred to the Department of Information and Press.
Since 2003, Maria Zakharova has held the position of head of the department for operational monitoring of the media. And two years later, her next post in the United States awaits her, now she is the press secretary of the Russian permanent representative to the UN. A few years later he returns to work home, but already in 2011 he becomes Alexander Lukashevich’s deputy. Two years later, Maria replaces her boss and heads the department.
At the time of her appointment, Maria was not only a professional in her industry, but was also widely known in the media space: she constantly attended various shows on TV, and also had her own accounts on social networks (links to official pages Zakharova on social networks at the end of the article), which were quite popular.
She was also responsible for the official account on social networks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and provides information support to S.V. Lavrov during his visits abroad.
Zakharova then became the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Maria Zakharova often gives briefings on TV with explanations official position The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does this quite easily and calmly, thereby causing constant criticism and discussion. At the latest briefing, Maria Zakharova commented on the results of the G20 meeting in Japan (where).
Reference: A briefing is a short operational presentation to the press on the latest traces of important events.
Also received permission from the Council for foreign policy and defense of the Russian Federation, and was awarded the title of first class diplomatic representative. Colleagues note her resistance to stress and hard work.
Personal life of Maria Zakharova
Personal details: Maria Zakharova’s weight is 58 kg, height is 170 cm. How old is Zakharova? She was born on December 24, 1975, and is now 43 years old. Capricorn by zodiac sign.
Children and husband
Maria Zakharova does not advertise her personal life, her Family status- Married. Maria Zakharova's husband is A.M. Makarov, a manager of a large company in the Russian Federation, has an engineering degree, own business. The marriage was registered in November 2005 in the USA, while she was there on a business trip. Maria Zakharova did not hide the photos from the wedding, and they became public knowledge, they are quite frank. They have a daughter - Maryana.
Photos from Maria Zakharova's wedding
Hobbies of the press secretary of the Russian Foreign Ministry
She is interested in poetry and writes poetry herself. Maria Zakharova wrote her first works in her youth. He also loves sports and easily overcomes marathon distances. Thanks to the fact that she spent her childhood in China, she understands and speaks Chinese perfectly.
Even though it is not customary for ministry workers to accept children as representatives, Maria came to the office a couple of times with her daughter. As Maria Zakharova herself stated, she brought her daughter Maryana because there was no one at home to sit with her.
Photo of Maria Zakharova with her daughter Maryana
How to find a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry on social networks?
Maria is registered in 2 social networks. networks Instagram and Facebook, she did not register a Twitter account (although there are many pages with that name). On her pages, Maria Zakharova posts photos from her vacation in full height, in unusual outfits, in a swimsuit, and also share videos. Maria Zakharova dances well; there is a video on her account in which you can see how she danced the Kalinka.
Instagram account has a verification - a blue tick, 155 thousand people have subscribed to its page.
Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova. Born December 24, 1975. Russian statesman, diplomat. Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary II class (2015). Director of the Department of Information and Press of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Candidate of Historical Sciences.
Father - Vladimir Yurievich Zakharov. Orientalist, specialist in Chinese language and literature, diplomat. He worked for many years at the USSR and then Russian embassy in Beijing. Until 2014, he was an adviser to the secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Now he works as a senior lecturer at the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics at the Higher School of Economics, and also teaches at the School of Oriental Studies.
Mother - Irina Zakharova. Works as a senior researcher at the Moscow Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin, candidate of art history.
Recently, Maria Zakharova’s parents published a children’s book “We wish you happiness from year to year” - an illustrated retelling of Chinese folk tales 12-year calendar cycle associated with animals - symbols of the zodiac.
Maria spent her childhood in Beijing, where her parents worked.
“When I was little, I loved playing with dolls, like all girls, but I also loved making doll houses. Then the hobby changed, it became more serious - I started making miniature interiors,” she said. She became interested in miniatures when she leafed through a book about an elegant copy of the St. Petersburg apartment of Pushkin’s friend Pavel Nashchokin.
However, even then she was drawn to politics and diplomacy. And while other children loved cartoons or “Visiting a Fairy Tale,” Maria was attracted to the program “International Panorama.”
The love for China and Chinese culture was passed on from her parents to her.
In 1998, she graduated from the Faculty of International Journalism at MGIMO. And in 2003, already an employee of the Department of Information and Press of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she defended her thesis on the topic “Transformation of understanding the symbolism of the celebration of the traditional New Year in modern China. The last quarter of the twentieth century."
Since 1998 - an employee of the editorial office of the Diplomatic Bulletin magazine of the Russian Foreign Ministry, then in the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
From 2003 to 2005 - head of department in the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
From 2005 to 2008 - press secretary of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in New York.
From 2008 to 2011 - head of department in the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
From 2011 to August 10, 2015 - Deputy Head of the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her responsibilities included organizing and conducting briefings of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, organizing the work of official accounts of the Russian Foreign Ministry on social networks and providing information support for foreign visits of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
She gained fame by participating in television political talk shows on Russian state television channels and commenting on political issues on social networks. He is one of the most quoted Russian diplomats. She is often compared to Jen Psaki (former official representative of the US State Department until March 31, 2015), noting that the Russian diplomat looks much higher intellectually.
TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov once called Zakharova “anti-Psaki.”
On August 10, 2015, by order of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zakharova was appointed director of the Department of Information and Press. In this position, they replaced Alexander Lukashevich, in connection with his appointment to the post of Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE. She became the first woman in the history of the department to hold this post.
In this position, he conducts weekly briefings for journalists. With the arrival of Maria Zakharova as director of the Department of Information and Press, the Russian Foreign Ministry began to speak a different language - the usual officialdom now coexists with informal and often controversial statements on social networks and is one of the main newsmakers in Russia and abroad. Zakharova herself says that the Russian Foreign Ministry keeps up with the times and takes into account foreign experience.
Speaks English and Chinese. Diplomatic rank: Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 2nd class (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 653 of December 22, 2015). Member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy of Russia. Academic degree- Candidate of Historical Sciences.
Writes poems. So, on November 24, 2015, she wrote a poem in memory of the Russian pilot and marine who died in Syria as a result of an incident with:
Let us remember, brothers, those
Who closed the world with himself,
About personal, your success
For us I forgot it forever.
Let us remember them with prayer,
So that those who would forgive
Who didn't take us with him,
Left on the ground.
Let's remember them a hundred times
And a glass and a tear,
And the bitterness of rewards
For their farewell fight.
Let's remember everything while standing,
Bent over the grass.
They went where
The light is hidden behind the darkness.
Let's stretch out our hands to those
whose eyes are full of tears,
Whose house was orphaned
From the horror of Trouble.
Let's remember them, please
Let us remember them in peace,
Those who died for the country,
For honor and for our own.
Selected quotes from Maria Zakharova:
"There are countries that are ahead of many other states in terms of their level of economic development, military potential, financial power. They got ahead, they became leaders in many industries. Of course, there is a desire to rewrite the rules of the game in one’s favor, and this is natural for any society. But the question is how the rest of society reacts to this. You can give up your positions and submit to the rule of the strong, or you can fight to defend your rights. And it seems to me that the moment of truth is coming right now. Either we really defend our rights, defend the right to independent life, or we don't do it"
“Washington’s actions are the implementation of a policy of containment, but in this case, containment is not only of Russia, it is containment of Europe as well.”
“Where has interference in internal affairs under a plausible pretext led to the existence of a sustainable, stable, prosperous state? Nowhere! A natural political process is the only way for a state to become stable and prosperous. The example of the collapse of Ukraine is no less indicative.”
"I had a better opinion of European politics, believed that she was stronger. It is clear that the United States was putting pressure on them, but they are putting pressure on them - don’t bend."
“I believe that any propaganda and any disinformation spread is powerless in the face of a thinking person.”
“No matter how or what they said, in Crimea it was democracy, because for the first time in their lives people were allowed to speak out”
“Leaders who destroyed their own people burn in hell twice as brightly as those who destroyed someone else’s.”
“Life is so much more diverse and unreal than any science fiction films and action films that those people who are not initiated cannot even imagine what it really is.”
“For me, everything that was connected with the Second World War is sacred, not subject to any changes. This is what I stand on, what my family stands on. I think this is a great feat Soviet people and the Russian people"
"We must be honest and truthful with our own history. And if I, as an official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, demand respect from countries in relation to monuments Soviet soldiers, then I must first of all be honest with them and with myself, saying that there have been different moments in our history: there are things that we are proud of, and there are things that are mistakes, big and tragic mistakes."
"We are in Peaceful time We don’t always know how to get together. But when they woke up this bear, it didn’t seem like much anymore.”
Maria Zakharova: I hate it when people are bullied, and I always advocate objectivity
Maria Zakharova's height: 170 centimeters.
Personal life of Maria Zakharova:
Married. My wife's name is Andrey. However, Maria categorically refuses to provide details of her personal life, in particular, talk about her husband.
It is known that the couple got married on November 7, 2005 in New York, when Maria worked there. “I worked in New York. My husband is domestic. He came, got married, left,” - .
In August 2010, she gave birth to a daughter, Marianna.
As Maria said, her daughter had already been to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “I took her to work a couple of times when there was absolutely no one to leave her with.”
Maria has retained her childhood hobby to this day.
The first exhibit in Zakharova’s collection was a microscopic straw hat with a flower. Maria bought it when she lived with her parents in Beijing. When Zakharova grew up and began to travel around the world on her own, she continued to chase rare and unusual objects of miniature size. She purchased her exhibits everywhere: in England - a porcelain bathtub, in Canada - a pincushion chair, and in Kaliningrad - an amber iron, etc. Later she ordered the making of a house, which cost her $200.
Maria always looks great and, despite the strictness of dress required for a diplomat, she manages to appear stylish, beautiful and feminine to the public.
“There is no stylist, I dress myself, I buy things myself. They don’t give money for this, unfortunately, they don’t sew anything. Except for the dress uniform - the same uniform that was presented to everyone on Diplomatic Worker’s Day, that’s what it’s really supposed to be, they sew it,” - she says.
IN Everyday life, she, of course, allows liberties and experiments with the image.
Childhood and family
Maria spent her childhood in Beijing, where her diplomat parents arrived in the early 80s. Father, Vladimir Yuryevich, an orientalist, a specialist in Chinese language and literature, worked as an adviser to the secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization until 2014, after which he was a senior lecturer at the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics at the Higher School of Economics, and also lectured at the School of Oriental Studies. His wife Irina, upon returning from China, became a researcher at the capital's Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin. She is a candidate of art history and knows the culture, history, and traditions of China very well. Together with her husband, she published a book for children, “We wish you happiness from year to year,” a collection of Chinese folk tales. 
I dreamed of doing the same hectic and serious work as my father, and writing as well as my mother. Perhaps that is why little Masha’s favorite program was the weekly program “International Panorama”, in which the main economic and political events abroad.
Maria Zakharova dances "Kalinka"
After graduating from school, Maria and her parents returned to Moscow, where she entered the Faculty of International Journalism at MGIMO (specialization in Oriental Studies and Journalism). In 1998, during her final year, Zakharova completed a postgraduate internship at the Russian Embassy in her almost native China. Five years later, in 2003, at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Maria successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis on a topic so familiar and close to her about New Year celebrations in China, after which she received a Candidate of Historical Sciences degree.
Diplomat career
Maria Zakharova’s first place of work was the editorial office of the Russian Foreign Ministry magazine “Diplomatic Messenger”. In the editorial office, Maria met Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko, her first leader and future Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Alexander Vladimirovich adhered to the same principles in his work as Maria’s beloved grandmother. He believed that quality and professional interaction between team members were important in work. Masha’s grandmother also taught the girl the idea that any work should be done perfectly, even if no one checks it. As an example, she cited embroidery, which even with reverse side should look neat. So the girl easily joined the team. 
Having shown herself excellently in the editorial office, Maria, by decision of the management, soon moved to the Department of Information and Press under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Having gotten used to new job, in 2003, Zakharova headed the operational media monitoring department. Two years later, Maria went to New York as press secretary of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations.
In 2008, Maria returned to her home department, in Moscow, but three years later she was appointed deputy head of the Department of Press and Information and just two years later she headed it, replacing her former boss Alexander Lukashevich. The reason for the appointment was not only Maria’s professionalism, experience and knowledge, but also her popularity in the media sphere. The woman was a frequent guest on numerous talk shows and never missed an opportunity to express her position on social networks.
Maria Zakharova is loved for her aggressive, straightforward rhetoric
She was responsible for organizing the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, maintained the official accounts of the Ministry on social networks, and provided information support to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during trips abroad. Soon followed the appointment of Zakharova to the post of official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Since then, the diplomat has often appeared on television to explain the official position of the Ministry, but she has done it so informally and naturally that it has repeatedly caused heated debates and discussions.
For her high professionalism, Maria Zakharova was awarded the rank of top-class diplomatic adviser and admission to the Council on Foreign Policy and Defense of Russia.
Maria Zakharova about relations with the USA (program by Vladimir Solovyov)