Name Varvara Annenkova Role Poet | Died 1866 | |
Varvara Nikolaevna Annenkova (Russian: Варва́ра Никола́евна Анненко́ва; [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.
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Born into the wealthy Annenkov family, daughter of Colonel Nicholas Nikanorovich Annenkov (1764–1839), she was the sister of General Nicholas Annenkov and poet Ivan Annenkov (1796–1829). Varvara was a cousin of Ivan Annenkov, who was exiled to Siberia for his role in the Decembrist Uprising of 1825.
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