Whakakiia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau ia i Saint Petersburg me te tohu i te karapu Dinamo Saint Petersburg. I mutu ia i te tuawhitu i te 1998 World Junior Championships. Ko te wa i tutuki i a ia, 1:48.91 meneti, he tino pai. I haere tonu ia ki te 1: 46.61 meneti (Hurae 1999, Tula) me te 1: 45.76 meneti (Hurae 2000, Tula). I whakataetae ia i te 2000 European Indoor Championships me te 2000 Olympic Games i nga mita 800 me te 800 mita.
4 x 400 mita relay kaore i tae ki te whakamutunga. I te 2001 European U23 Championships i wini ia i te mētara parahi i te relay. I mutu ia i te tuawha i te 2002 European Indoor Championships i roto i te waa o te 1:45.84 meneti, ka noho tonu tana tino pai mo nga tau maha. I te Hōngongoi 2002 i whakatauhia e ia tana oranga pai i roto i te 400 mita, 46.50 hēkona i tutuki i Moscow.