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Second cousin of the composer (b. 1871; d. 1960), born '''''Vera Emilyevna Genke''''' (Вера Эмильевеа Генке); known after her marriage as '''''Vera Emilyevna Olyonina''''' (Вера Эмильевеа Оленина).
Second cousin of the composer (b. 1871; d. 1960), born '''''Vera Emilyevna Genke''''' (Вера Эмильевна Генке); known after her marriage as '''''Vera Emilyevna Olyonina''''' (Вера Эмильевна Оленина).


Vera was the third child of Emil Yakovlevich Genke (1828–1888), a mining engineer, and his wife [[Lidiya Genke|Lidiya]] (b. Tchaikovskaya, 1838–1901).
Vera was the third child of Emil Yakovlevich Genke (1828–1888), a mining engineer, and his wife [[Lidiya Genke|Lidiya]] (b. Tchaikovskaya, 1838–1901).

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Second cousin of the composer (b. 1871; d. 1960), born Vera Emilyevna Genke (Вера Эмильевна Генке); known after her marriage as Vera Emilyevna Olyonina (Вера Эмильевна Оленина).

Vera was the third child of Emil Yakovlevich Genke (1828–1888), a mining engineer, and his wife Lidiya (b. Tchaikovskaya, 1838–1901).

Correspondence with Tchaikovksky

2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Vera Olyonina have survived, dating from 1885 and 1891, both of which have been translated into English on this website:

4 letters from Vera Olyonina to the composer, dating from 1884 to 1891, are preserved in the Klin House-Museum Archive.