Podareva was born in the hometown of Russia's famous poet Sergei Yesenin. She loved poetry very much. She wrote many poems in both Russian and English. After she came to China to study Chinese in 2013, the world of Chinese poetry opened up before her.
Podareva had colorful experiences in China. She won prizes in many Chinese poetry writing competitions and published(出版) her own Chinese poetry collections. Her most unusual memory was that one of her Chinese poems was turned into a song.
"Some people may praise China in a direct way, but I prefer to express my feelings about the country and describe the friendship between China and Russia through different styles of poems, "Podareva said.
Podareva always wanted to be a cultural ambassador(使者) between the two countries. In 2020, she began to make videos and shared them online. Besides sharing Chinese poems she had written, Podareva also produced videos about cultural differences between China and Russia. Sometimes she made humorous videos to explain the misunderstandings that Chinese people have towards Russians.
Podareva was not only good at writing poems but also good at painting. She didn't think the two art forms were different from each other. "Wang Wei was a famous Chinese poet, and he was also a painter, "she said. In December 2022, Podareva showed 66 of her paintings in Shanghai.
Podareva thought all art was a way for the creators to express their spirit. To make the friendship between China and Russia deeper, she decided to create a website in Russia and introduce China——through her poetry and paintings—to Russian.
