- Born
- Alyona is one of the most notable rising media personalities who often appears on MSNBC, CNN weighing in on women's issues, politics and foreign news. Before joining HuffPost Live, Alyona hosted her own show, "The Alyona Show," on the international news network RT (formerly Russia Today). She was born in Moscow and is the daughter of Russian ice-skating champion Irina Rodnina, but grew up in the U.S. where she studied politics, film, and digital media at the University of California in Santa Cruz. In 2011, Alyona was named one of the Forbes Top 30 Under 30 media personalities.
- IMDb mini biography by: HuffPost Live
- Daughter of Irina Rodnina and Leonid Minkovski.
- Emigrated to the U.S. with her family at age four, and grew up in Lake Arrowhead, California.
- Graduated with a degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Was named one of the '30 Most Influential Media Personalities Under the Age of 30' by Forbes Magazine in 2011.
- Was one of the first journalists to speak with Julian Assange following the 2007 Baghdad airstrike controversy.
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