It is safe to say about people like Diana Mashkova that she built her life herself. She has achieved success in the family and professional sphere. She is a caring and loving mother and wife, and a sought-after writer.
Biography
Diana Vladimirovna Mashkova was born in Kazan on November 29, 1977. Her parents instilled in her a love of reading, taught her to love people, be responsible and passionate about her idea.
Diana studied well, but did not like school. As a child, she was shy and constrained in communication, but after school she decided to take control of her life on her own. At the age of 16 she entered the Kazan Pedagogical University. Later she became a candidate of philological sciences. She taught English and foreign literature. In 2002 Diana decided to move to Moscow.
The beginning of life in Moscow
The conquest of Moscow began with translation activities in the Daily Telegraph magazine. Diana's creative nature allowed her to achieve success at Transaero Airlines. She proposed ideas, and the management approved them. So she became a leading specialist in several areas - working with VIP clients, organizing a call center and training service employees. There was no time left for her favorite work - to write books, and creativity in Diana's life was above all. She knew from childhood that she really loved only one thing - to write books. It was decided to quit the airline.
Writing activity in "Eksmo"
D. Mashkova recalls with gratitude the meeting with the writer Yuri Polyakov, who invited her to publish the first fiction story in Literaturnaya Gazeta. They became interested in her as an author, and a collection of stories and short stories "Plus-Minus" followed.
In 2008, Eksmo published the first book, Love Outsourcing. In it, she talked about her feelings of life in Moscow and how she got used to it. Further cooperation with "Eksmo" became permanent, and continues to this day.
Family life
D. Mashkova is married to Denis Salteev. They have a daughter, Nella. The husband is successfully engaged in IT technologies, but the main job, according to Denis, is fatherhood. He supports his wife in everything. They have similar attitudes and views. Denis admits that there were difficulties with adopted children, but they succeeded. With the arrival of children in the family, his professional life also changed. In one interview, he talks about happy coincidences. On the day of adoption of little Dasha, he received a call from Cisco and offered cooperation. Everything worked out: now he is a happy father and a successful worker.
Two Dashi and Gosha
From childhood, Diana came to the conviction that she needed to help people, especially children. She read many books of foreign classics, where orphans are the heroes. The girl was worried about them and already then understood that such children feel unnecessary to anyone.
My husband also had thoughts about disadvantaged children. They started visiting orphanages as volunteers.
In 2013, a two-month-old Dasha appeared in the family, a little later another Dasha, a thirteen-year-old. Then 16-year-old Gosha. It was more difficult with teenagers than with little Dasha. D. Mashkova admits this in the book “My name is Gosha. The story of an orphan. " Dasha the elder smoked and tried to drink. Gosha often stole from shops when he lived in an orphanage. He even thought about death. But gradually the teenagers felt the strength and support of the family. It was understood that Diana, Denis and Nella / blood daughter / treat them as real family members and see them not as "cuckoos", but as kindred people. They now confidently look to the future, and Gosha even decided on a profession. I decided to become an elementary education teacher.
Charitable foundation
In March 2014, the Arithmetic of Good Foundation was established. Among the inspirers were Diana Mashkova and her husband Denis Salteev. The founder was a man with a capital letter - Roman Ivanovich Avdeev.
D. Mashkova takes an active part in the activities of the fund. She is responsible for "Education" - online lessons, motivational trainings and other projects of the foundation.
Club "ABC of a foster family"
People who have doubts about adopting someone else's child communicate in the Club "Alphabet of a foster family". A particularly sensitive topic is adolescents. There are “myths” and certain stereotypes about the difficulty of communicating with adolescents who grew up in orphanages. They are afraid to be taken from orphanages, although most of the orphans in orphanages are teenagers. For families in difficult life situations, they organize collection of assistance to pay off debts. Collect money for the treatment of children.
Now everything in my life has coincided …
D. Mashkova is a creative and active nature. She was able to combine everything that is needed for happiness. A loving husband with whom there is complete understanding. Children whom she helps to become personalities. Favorite job that brings satisfaction. Her writing career is in full swing.
