ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ˌʌndɚ ðə saɪəntˈɪfɪk suːpɚvˈɪʒən ʌv pɹəfˈɛsɚ vˈaɪɐtʃˌɛslæv ˈaɪvɐnˌɑːv ʃiː dᵻfˈɛndᵻd hɜː pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː æt ðə ɡˈoːɹki ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv wˈɜːld lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ.
In 1993, under the scientific supervision of Professor Vyacheslav Ivanov she defended her PhD at the Gorky Institute of World Literature.