Varvara Annenkova Explained

Varvara Nikolaevna Annenkova (Russian: Варвара Никола́евна Анненко́ва|p=vɐrˈvarə nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvnə ɐnʲɪnˈkovə|a=Varvara Nikolayevna Annyenkova.ru.vorb.oga; 1795 in Nizhny Novgorod – 1866) was a 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

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

Family

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.

Notes and References

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