Lidiya Vasilevskaya was born and raised in Krasnodar. She graduated from Kuban State University and worked as a host and special correspondent on local television. About 15 years ago, she moved to Moscow and became a producer, often covering major events like plane crashes and terrorist attacks on the ground. Around 10 years ago, she joined the RT Documentary team. Lidiya has produced over 30 documentaries, many of which have won awards at international festivals, including 'My Forever Family' (The AIBs, 2019) and 'Where Childhood died' (OMNI Intermedia Awards, 2019; US International Film & Video Festival).