Elena Orlova is a player on the teams of Vladimir Belkin, Andrey Kozlov and Alexey Blinov, an expert on the elite intellectual club “What? Where? When?". He is a teacher-psychologist, methodologist, specialist in creative thinking, organizer and head of the educational institution "Academy of Intellect", operating in Israel and Russia.
Elena Orlova's biography began in 1965. The girl was born on November 10 in a metropolitan family. Elena studied well at school. The love of knowledge had a significant impact on the further choice of the type of activity.
Choosing a path
After school, the graduate decided to receive education at the Plekhanov Institute. She chose the Faculty of Economics. In 1989, the diploma was successfully defended, but the girl was disappointed in the chosen specialty. She was not useful in the further work of Orlova. Elena got carried away with advertising.
The industry, which was emerging as an independent business direction, attracted a talented person with a creative direction. The girl started with drawings. Then she moved on to verbal advertising. She worked as a copywriter and editor. In 1992, the promising employee was appointed editor on television for the launch of the TV programs "Own Game", "Two Pianos", "One Hundred to One".
She was preparing for the show "You Lick Your Fingers". Elena was responsible for scripts, presenter yards, show content and ad units. Then Orlova moved on to the project "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" She was involved in preparing questions and working with program participants.
The talented creative woman was invited to one of the departments of Artemy Lebedev's studio "Artographica". There Elena worked as a creative director at the Masterhost IT company. On the set of the pilot episode of the program "Own Game", an acquaintance with experts from the capital's teams "What? Where? When?". At that moment, Orlova realized that in the program you can meet and communicate with those who, like her, adore reading, word games and are curious.
Elena quickly became a regular at the club. The girl was noticed. She took part in the "Brain-ring" games. It selected candidates for participation in an intellectual show. The first round as a participant took place in 1998. Then there was a game in "Athena", the team of Vladimir Belkin. With her, Orlova received the champion title 11 times.
Fateful decision
She then passed on to Alexei Blinov. In his team, Elena got the title of the best player three times. In 2005, in the Jubilee season, the connoisseurs were named the best. Orlova was awarded the Voroshilov Prize for the warehouse in the development of the club.
Among all the teams participating in the program, Blinov's team is considered one of the strongest. However, failed games were not uncommon. So, in 2011 in the autumn series, the audience lost 3 points. It was the participant's wrong version that prevented Askerov from giving the correct answer. At the same time, the club's veterans refused to help the team.
According to Elena, she came to “What? Where? When? not to make money, but to train the brain, learn to find unexpected points of view and non-standard solutions. Orlova is convinced that logic has no gender.
Since 2014, the expert has been living in Tel Aviv. She is engaged in the development of the educational children's institution "Academy of Intellect". In it, teaching is carried out in a playful way.
The founder does not stop participating in the games of the intellectual club. She has a place in Andrey Kozlov's team. Almost half of all victories in 33 games were provided to her by Elena, the versions voiced and proposed by her. The last time a female connoisseur appeared at the club was in 2017.
Family and hobby
Little is known about the personal life of a woman-expert. In 1989, Orlova had a child, daughter Masha. The girl was born almost immediately after her mother defended her diploma. Elena does not say anything about her first wife. It is known that he fully supported his wife in her decision to move to another sphere.
An intellectual player began working on television when Masha was three years old. Mom raised the girl herself. Maria graduated from Moscow State University. She studied at the Faculty of Philosophy. The family has a pet, the dachshund Uma.
The woman herself really likes cycling, she loves the sea, music and reading books not only in electronic, but also in a traditional format. It is with this that she explains the secret of her erudition.
In 2014, it became known about the decision of Vladimir Belkin and Elena Orlova to become husband and wife. The spouse first organized youth competitions in the club, then founded a network of children's intellectual clubs.
New Horizons
The couple was not going to advertise their relationship. The romance that began was told by the romantic posts of the player of the intellect club on the social network. After the wedding ceremony, the family moved to Israel. In Tel Aviv, both have long had a dream to create a school for children and adolescents called the Academy of Intellect. The couple successfully completed the project.
Belkin and Orlova are enthusiastically engaged in the development of their offspring. Its branches already operate in five cities of Israel. There are over a hundred students of the Academy. Children visit the institution very willingly. The school is developing according to the original method of playing. It was developed by the spouses themselves.
Schoolchildren from six to nine are taught according to the "Encyclopedium" program, from 10 to 14, teaching is carried out according to the "Smart Studio Academy" methodology, and they also teach interaction and teamwork skills.
The couple comes to Russia and Kazakhstan to conduct master classes. Every year open games for students are held on the basis of the "Academy". In January, they were held in 2019. On the official website of the organization, photographs of the participants are presented.
With complete observance of the entire entourage of the program “What? Where? When? games are held for parents of students. Completely identical to television and atmosphere, and a black box, and a spinning top.
Elena comes up with and edits questions for the Nations Cup tournaments, cup championships and for the games of the International Association of Clubs “What? Where? When?.
