Mashkova, Diana Vladimirovna

Born in the family of a professor and engineer. She graduated from Kazan Pedagogical University and graduate school of Kazan State University . She taught English at the university , foreign literature. In 2002 she defended her thesis . Candidate of Philological Sciences (specialty - foreign literature).

In 2002 she moved to Moscow . She worked as a translator with Daily Telegraph reporters. From 2002 to 2010 she was an employee of Transaero Airlines, held the position of Director for working with VIP-clients. From 2011 to 2012 she was the chief editor of the logbook. From 2013 to 2015 - Kommersant FM literary columnist. He is currently a regular contributor to the EKSMO publishing house, and collaborates with print media .

The first publication, not counting scientific articles, appeared in Literaturnaya Gazeta in 2007. At the same time, a writing career began - the first collection of novels and short stories “Plus or Minus Love” was released. Thanks to the reviews of the poet Andrei Dementiev, the novice author was noticed in a reputable publishing house.

The author's series of novels by Diana Mashkova is being published by EKSMO . The cover art uses paintings by the artist Eduard Uhlan . A new series of books comes out with the copyright covers of the photographer Elena Martynyuk.

In 2014, with her husband, they founded the Alphabet of the Foster Family Club of the Arithmetic of Good charity foundation, which Diana led until 2018. The club is engaged in resource support for established and potential foster families, and promotes the family arrangement of orphans.

Since 2018, she is the head of the Enlightenment program of the Arithmetic of Good charity foundation.

Married to Denis Salteev. With her husband they bring up three daughters and one son.

• “Plus minus love”, 2007 , 5000 copies
• “You, Me and Guillaume”, 2010 , 15100 copies
• "The gentle sun of Alsace", 2010 , 5000 copies
• “House under the snow”, 2010 15,000 copies
• “Taste of the sky”, 2010 , 25,000 copies
• "Paris train", 2010 , 25,000 copies
• “Woman from the Past” 2011 , 25,000 copies
• “He & She” (co-author Oleg Roy ), 2011 , 20100 copies
• The Love Triangle, 2011 , 25,000 copies
• “Charming Faith”, 2011 , 7000 copies
• “Mother and Daughters”, 2012 , 5,000 copies
• "Divorce in Russian", 2013
• "The main rules of life", 2013
• “If You Were Not” 2014
• “Caravan of Happy Stories” 2016
• Alien Children, 2017
• “My name is Gosh. The history of the orphan ", 2018

• The co-author of the book “Mother Daughters” was Diana's twelve-year-old daughter, Nella.
• The experience of Diana Mashkova in the airline was reflected in the dilogy “Taste of the Sky” and “Woman from the Past”.
• The books “If There Weren't You” and “Alien Children” are based on real events and are devoted to the topic of adoption in Russia.
• The book “My name is Gosh. The history of the orphan ”was written in collaboration with the adopted son Georgy Gynzhu.

• dmashkova.ru - official site of Diana Mashkova