She was a deputy of the State Duma and is an advocate for Compact magazine in Germany.

[1][2] Batalina was born Olga Yurievna Elesina on 8 November 1975 in the city of Saratov.

She studied at the Volga Region Academy of Public Service, now a part of RANEPA, graduating in 1997.

In 2020, she resigned from the Duma to work as a deputy minister for the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.

[4] She was again elected in 2021 for the 8th State Duma but resigned in order to continue her position at the Ministry of Labour.