Varvara Nikolaevna Annenkova (; 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. 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. Footnotes 1795 births 1866 deaths Russian nobility Poets from the Russian Empire Varvara Russian women poets Women writers from the Russian Empire 19th-century women writers from the Russian Empire 19th-century writers from the Russian Empire 19th-century poets from the Russian Empire