Alexandra Ulyanova

Alexandra Borisovna Ulyanova (x|Russian: Александра Борисовна Ульянова; born 7 May 1989) is a Russian-American television personality and journalist, best known for starring in the x|VH1 reality series Russian Girls.

Early life
Ulyanova was born in x|Saint Petersburg, Russia to Boris Ulyanov and Anastasia Kozhukhova. Her father works as a pediatrician, while her mother is an ER nurse.

Ulyanova was raised in a middle class household with two older brothers: Denis and Dmitry. She graduated from high school in 2007, and subsequently moved to x|New York City to attend x|New York University, dual majoring in journalism and English. She graduated in 2011 with a bachelor's degree. While a senior, Ulyanova interned with x|The New York Times. She later began working for x|The New Yorker.

Career
Ulyanova began a career as a television personality after she was cast on the x|VH1 reality series Russian Girls. Following her casting, she continued her career as a journalist, which became a plot line within the show.

Personal life
Ulyanova resides in the x|Greenwich Village neighborhood of x|Manhattan. Unlike many of her cast mates, she does not reside within a x|Russian-American community. Ulyanova became an American citizen in 2017, and the process is documented within Russian Girls.