Background
She was born to David Osipovich Miliband and his wife.
She was born to David Osipovich Miliband and his wife.
She graduated from the oriental studies department of the Moscow State University Faculty of History and became a research fellow at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences working as an Iranist.
Her ancestor Mikhl was a cantonist in Tallinn, while other ancestors lived at Warsaw. She is a second cousin of British Labour Party politicians, David and Editor Miliband.