Irina Khakamada is known as an active politician, writer and publicist. She is always on the move, full of ideas and strength to implement them.

Khakamada created for herself the image of a woman who can solve any problems, and state level. But few people know that there is a page in her personal life that she is not able to change, despite all her wisdom and power.

She has two children, a son, Daniel, from her first marriage, who is now 40 years old, and a 20-year-old daughter, Maria, from last marriage with financier Vladimir Sirotinsky. This child became a real test for Irina, because the girl was born with Down syndrome.

Irina Khakamada tried to adapt her to life. She did not admit to the public that she was raising a sunny child and did not show him until the girl was old enough.


More than anything, Khakamada wanted her daughter to be happy and not feel deprived. Now Maria is 20 years old. She still spends a lot of time with her mother, but at the same time takes care of her personal life and is thinking about starting her own family.

She has a loved one - Vlad Sitdikov, world junior champion in bench press, a guy who was born with the same genomic pathology as the girl.



On Valentine's Day, Vlad posted a whole series of photos on Instagram demonstrating their wonderful relationship.

"Happy Valentines Day! Love and be loved!"- Sitdikov wrote in his post.


Irina Khakamada rejoices at any success of her daughter and comments on her choice: “Masha has already grown up and is dating a young man. Their love is carrots. They went to Channel One on Gordon’s program without me and announced their wedding. Cheers to your health! They are adults".

“Don’t they have the right to do this? They have. And such programs can help other people, parents of such children. I don’t know how this will all end, so I’m taking a pause.”



“For people with Down syndrome, fantasy and reality exist together, there are almost no boundaries, so it is unclear when they are playing and when everything is for real. They are such wizards. Therefore there is no evil in them.”


She learned to be philosophical about the fact that God sent her such a test: “I learned to be a bit of a rain man like my daughter. Today the weather is good - and happiness. Masha smiles - happiness again. She writes to me every morning and evening: “You are the most beloved, best mom in the world,” and again happiness.”

“We walk down the street, and I think: “I have a loved one with me. Yes, he depends on me, so what? She doesn’t need anything from me. Or rather, only one thing - for me to be close.” This is a great lesson - to enjoy every moment of life. Here and now".



About what she will give birth to special child, Khakamada found out when she was still pregnant. To the question then, Irina answered quite simply: “My husband and I really wanted a child together, and the question of Mashenka’s birth was not even raised. This is the hard-won, very desired fruit of our love.”




“We, of course, went on the Internet and found out that children like our future baby can be smart, independent, and happy. If you put in some effort. So what's the problem? We were ready to make these efforts.”

Using the example of her daughter’s story, Khakamada proved that love and care can make any person beautiful and happy. If you liked this article, share it with your friends on social networks.

A few hours ago, politician Irina Khakamada published on her Instagram page a new photo of her 20-year-old daughter Maria Sirotinskaya - in the picture the girl is captured with her boyfriend, world bench press champion Vlad Sitdikov. The young people do not indicate their location, but they also share joint footage on social networks.

Vlad Sitdikov and Maria Sirotinskaya

Maria and Vlad have been dating for about a year and lead a fairly active lifestyle. Masha is a very creative person: she sings, dances, draws well and writes poetry. Especially a lot of inspiration, according to her, appeared after meeting Vlad. She is also involved in the inclusive film and theater project “Interaction”. The premiere of the first performance with the participation of people with Down syndrome - "I'm dancing" - took place at the end of January this year in the Small Exhibition Hall of the Artplay center. The actors prepared for this production for 9 months.


Irina Khakamada with her daughter after the premiere of the play with her participation



Vlad was born in big family- he has two brothers and two sisters. He is professionally involved in sports and has achieved significant success in this matter. Vlad has 7 awards, including a medal for winning the World Powerlifting Cup. Ahead of young man An even bigger goal is participation in the Paralympics in Tokyo, which will be held in 2020. But Vlad’s serious hobbies include not only sports. He plays in the Open Arts Theater, and also, according to him, loves to read and especially likes poetry.

I love poetry very much. When I was born, my mother and father read them to me all the time. Then I wanted to read them myself and tell them. I choose myself, because the poems are different, beautiful, with deep meaning, tragic. This suits me - I'm a romantic! It’s difficult to learn, but if the poem is short, I learn it quickly, in exactly an hour. And when we work on diction, so that I can speak beautifully and smoothly, it takes more time. Then I tell them on camera and post the best ones on Facebook,” said Vlad charitable foundation"Downside Up".



Vlad and Maria often go out into the world and take part in various social campaigns. So, they starred in a video for the project “Love Syndrome”, organized by the foundation of Ksenia Alferova and Yegor Beroev “I Am!”, in which they debunked the most common myths about people with Down syndrome.

The life of the daughter of 63-year-old Irina Khakamada Maria Sirotinskaya and her boyfriend Vlad Sitdikov is in full swing. The couple takes part in fashion shows, attends events, hosts social media, in which he talks about the most important events from life. Moreover, young people continue to demonstrate warm relations to each other and to others.

Sirotinskaya and Sitdikov are trying themselves in different fields. On September 7th they performed at the Gogol Center with the play “Idiots” directed by Kirill Serebrennikov. Vlad spoke about this on his microblog, publishing a photograph in which he and Maria are depicted in tutus. By the way, today the famous director turns 49 years old. In honor of his birthday, it was decided to re-stage the play, which had not been shown at the cultural institution for two years.

The young colleagues were supported by Gogol Center actress Alexandra Revenko, who played in the production together with Vlad and Maria.

“Well done! It’s great that today, September 7th, is our premiere! You are very talented artists!” Revenko noted.

Vlad did not ignore the actress’s comment and politely thanked her for her kind words. “And I really like going out to bow with you. You are so beautiful,” he wrote.

Let us remember that Vlad has admitted more than once that he has very serious intentions towards Maria. “My parents are happy because I found the one I wanted to find,” Sitdikov said in one of the programs. Sirotinskaya, in turn, is also ready to connect her life with Vlad. “I have plans to do good family, marry your loved one and be with him always and have your own children. I want to open my own company, I will also earn money, provide for my family and even my husband,” admitted Maria.

Let us remember that Irina Khakamada did not touch upon the topic of her daughter’s health for a long time. As soon as Maria grew up, Khakamada began taking her with him to events. The politician decided to show people that children with Down syndrome are no different from others. During one of the public conversations, Irina openly spoke about the heiress’s relationship with her boyfriend.

Khakamada’s “special” daughter and her boyfriend took part in a fashion show

“Masha has already grown up and is dating a young man. Their love is carrots. They went to Channel One on Gordon’s program without me and announced their wedding. Cheers to your health! They are adults. Don't they have the right to do this? They have. And such programs can help other people, parents of such children. I don't know how this will all end, so I pause. For people with Down syndrome, fantasy and reality exist together, there are almost no boundaries, so it is unclear when they are playing and when everything is for real. They are such wizards, that’s why there is no evil in them,” shared Irina Matsuovna.

The daughter of the famous politician Irina Khakamada, Maria Sirotinskaya, together with her boyfriend named Vlad Sitdikov, recently flew to Spain for a vacation. Now the couple shares joyful and sunny photos on their Instagram account. And some fans of the lovers already suspect that Vlad and Maria are married.

According to available information, Sirotinskaya and Sitdikov stopped hiding their relationship from the general public about a year ago. Then they publicly announced that they were dating. According to Vlad, Irina Khakamada’s daughter immediately captivated him: she is a very kind, optimistic and serene person. The parents of both young people approve of their choice.

And a few days ago, the lovers flew abroad together for a vacation for the first time. They chose northeastern Spain as their holiday destination. It's very good weather, the sea is warm and calm. The lovers delight their subscribers with new photos on Instagram every day. Upon returning to Russia, the couple intends to start working and making money. Maria has stated more than once that she wants to open a company and earn a lot of money in order to be able to provide for her family.

As you know, Irina Khakamada knew that she would have a child with Down syndrome. She was faced with a difficult and responsible choice, but she chose to give birth.

A few hours ago, politician Irina Khakamada published on her Instagram page a new photo of her 20-year-old daughter Maria Sirotinskaya - in the picture the girl is captured with her boyfriend, world bench press champion Vlad Sitdikov. The young people do not indicate their location, but they also share joint footage on social networks.

Click on the photo to view the gallery Vlad Sitdikov and Maria Sirotinskaya

Maria and Vlad have been dating for about a year and lead a fairly active lifestyle. Masha is a very creative person: she sings, dances, draws well and writes poetry. Especially a lot of inspiration, according to her, appeared after meeting Vlad. She is also involved in the inclusive film and theater project “Interaction”. The premiere of the first performance with the participation of people with Down syndrome - "I'm dancing" - took place at the end of January this year in the Small Exhibition Hall of the Artplay center. The actors prepared for this production for 9 months.


Irina Khakamada with her daughter after the premiere of the play with her participation

Vlad was born into a large family - he has two brothers and two sisters. He is professionally involved in sports and has achieved significant success in this matter. Vlad has 7 awards, including a medal for winning the World Powerlifting Cup. The young man has an even bigger goal ahead - participation in the Paralympics in Tokyo, which will be held in 2020. But Vlad’s serious hobbies include not only sports. He plays in the Open Arts Theater, and also, according to him, loves to read and especially likes poetry.

I love poetry very much. When I was born, my mother and father read them to me all the time. Then I wanted to read them myself and tell them. I choose myself, because the poems are different, beautiful, with deep meaning, tragic. This suits me - I'm a romantic! It’s difficult to learn, but if the poem is short, I learn it quickly, in exactly an hour. And when we work on diction, so that I can speak beautifully and smoothly, it takes more time. Then I tell them on camera and post the best ones on Facebook,” Vlad told the Downside Up charity foundation.