Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich (Hebrew: יוליה שמאלוב-ברקוביץ'; born 1 April 1964) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima between 2009 and 2013.
Born in Samarkand in the Soviet Union (today in Uzbekistan), Shamalov emigrated to Israel in 1979.
She was amongst the founders of Israel Plus, the country's Russian language television channel, and Vesti, its largest Russian-language newspaper.
She joined Kadima shortly after its establishment, and was placed fortieth on its list for the 2006 Knesset elections, but missed out on a seat.
[3] However, the party failed to cross the electoral threshold and she subsequently lost her seat.