Vera Olyonina

Tchaikovsky Research

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 Олёнина).

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

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

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 Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 527–530).