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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).
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:
- Letter 2837 — 22 December 1885/3 January 1886, from Maydanovo
- Letter 4547 — 12/24 November 1891, from Maydanovo
4 letters from Vera Olyonina to the composer, dating from 1884 to 1891, are preserved in the Klin House-Museum Archive.