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Varvara Annenkova

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Varvara Nikolaevna Annenkova (Russian: Варвара Никола́евна Анненко́ва, IPA: [vɐrˈvarə nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvnə ɐnʲɪnˈkovə] ^ⓘ; 1795 in Nizhny Novgorod – 1866) was a prominent Russian poet and member of the nobility of Nizhny Novgorod. Her work was influenced by close friend and mentor, poet Mikhail Lermontov.^[1]^[2]

Selected works[edit]

For the Chosen Few 1844
Poems 1854–56
"Wonder-Yonder" 1866
"Charlotte Corday" 1866

Family[edit]

Born into the wealthy Annenkov family, daughter of Colonel Nicholas Nikanorovich Annenkov (1764–1839), she was the sister of General Nicholas Annenkov and the poet Ivan Annenkov (1796–1829) and also a cousin of Ivan Annenkov, who was exiled to Siberia for his role in the Decembrist Uprising of 1825.

Footnotes[edit]

^ Ledkovskaia-Astman et al., Dictionary of Russian Women Writers, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994, page 29
^ See also: Barker, Adele and Gheith, Jehanne. A History of Women's Writing in Russia, Cambridge University Press, 2002, page 62

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