One of the brightest participants in the popular television project "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova is considered quite deservedly. She has successfully performed at an intellectual club for the past 15 years. An erudite brunette is very fond of the audience of the show. The intellectual life outside the frame, her career and her path to national fame, relations with men, family and children will be discussed in this article.
Relatives
Future participant "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova (photos are given in the article) was born in 1975. Some sources claim that she was born in the cultural Russian capital - St. Petersburg. But this information is erroneous - Elena is a native Muscovite.
Parents of the girl worked in technical specialties. The spouses' main priority was the well-being of their daughters, Elena and her sister. Parents provided the girls with a chic childhood, which not all can boast of. They always had expensive toys, beautiful clothes, good and tasty food.
It is worth noting that not so long ago the sister of the connoisseur of "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova left her homeland and moved permanently to the United States of America. Currently, she has settled in San Francisco.
Alexander’s sister’s immigration is not condemning. But, according to Elena’s own statements, unlike a relative, she herself would never leave her native country.
Hunger for knowledge
Back in childhood, the future member of the elite club showed herself as an active and smart girl. Studying in a regular school was not enough for her - the inquisitive nature required more. One of Elena's main passions was reading. She loved books with all her heart, since there were plenty of them in the house. I read a lot, binge. And she was interested not only in works of art, but also in scientific literature.
In addition to such self-education, every week little Lena attended classes in various sections and circles. The girl was especially interested in:
- by drawing;
- needlework;
- dancing.
Regardless of what she did, Elena always strove to be the best.
Specialty and career
By the time she finished schooling, Alexandrova already knew exactly where she wanted to continue her education. And the goal was achieved. The young intellectual has become a student of one of the most prestigious universities in the country - Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Despite the big competition (about 30 applicants for 1 place), the future star of the club "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova entered the university on the first try. She studied in the sociology of mass communications.
After 5 years, Elena received a diploma. Immediately after graduation, the graduate began to work. She managed to get into a fairly large private company. The focus of the young specialist was public relations. Pay for work was very attractive. But still, at some point in her life, Aleksandrova decided to resign from her post.
At the moment, as for more than one year, Elena is, in a certain sense, a freelancer and works remotely. Her area of activity is journalism, media information. In addition, Alexandrova is developing her own projects. She implements the result of work on specialized sites, after which she receives a well-deserved fee.
"Attention, question!"
In the elite club "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova first appeared in 2003 as part of a team whose captain was Maxim Potashev. Having barely appeared on television, the debutante immediately attracted the attention of the audience. Fans of the game appreciated the intelligence of the new participant. Since that time, Elena has always enjoyed great sympathy among the audience.
During the time that Alexandrova is a member of the club of experts, she managed to be in the composition of three different teams. A bright brunette appeared at the table with one of the most famous participants in the intellectual program.
Having successfully debuted in the team of Maxim Potashev, a year later Elena became a member of another team. This was the "women's team" of experts, headed by Valentina Golubeva. At first glance, the idea of forming an exclusively female staff, which seemed at first glance to be successful, in fact quickly "ordered a long life."
The "women's team" soon broke up, and the participant "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova returned under the wing of Maxim Potashev. After some time, she was among the scholars led by Andrei Kozlov. It was as a part of this team that Elena's most striking performances in intellectual games of the program took place.
As a talented captain, Kozlov provided Alexandrova with the opportunity to demonstrate her intelligence and quick wits in full. As part of this close-knit team with already legendary participants, she appears at the round table of the elite club to this day.
Perfect marriage
From the entire biography of the expert "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova, her fans are most interested in the personal life of an intellectual. She first entered into an official marriage in the early 2000s. Elena’s husband was her playmate Maxim Potashev, now the club’s master and four-time owner of Crystal Owl.
The wedding of the experts was surrounded by relatives and friends on both sides. The union of the two scholars seemed indestructible. And for a long time he was.
In 2005, members of the club "What? Where? When?" Elena Alexandrova and Maxim Potashev for the first time became parents. The spouses had twin boys Roman and Andrei. The birth of joint children brought the couple even closer.
They were together always and everywhere. In the club, Elena and Maxim played for the same team under the leadership of Andrei Kozlov. The houses jointly resolved all domestic issues. In their interviews, they frankly said that they knew everything about each other and even guessed thoughts and desires. Elena praised her husband for understanding and help. But the perfect marriage collapsed literally overnight.
