She did not compete internationally in 1969 but returned in 1970 with a new focus on the 400 metres. She won the Soviet title over that distance and also won her third consecutive bronze medal at the 1970 European Cup. She opened her 1971 season with a 200/400 m double at the Soviet indoor championships. At the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships she claimed her first major international gold medal, winning the 400 m race in a time of 53.7 seconds. She then won her second at the competition, taking the 4×400 metres relay gold with the Soviet Union. However, these proved to be her final medals on the international stage and she retired from athletics in 1973. She later moved to Lviv and worked as an engineer.