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Mariya Kiseleva (d.1921), with her daughter

Mariya Kiseleva

Step-sister of Konstantin and Vladimir Shilovsky (d. 1921), born Mariya Vladimirovna Begicheva (Мария Владимировна Бегичева); known after her marriage as Mariya Vladimirovna Kiseleva (Мария Владимировна Киселева).

Mariya was the daughter of the dramatist Vladimir Begichev (1838–1891); when her father married the composer Mariya Shilovskaya (1830–1879), she became step-sister to the composer's friends Konstantin and Vladimir Shilovsky. Tchaikovsky was introduced to Mariya at the family estate at Glebovo in the spring of 1876.

Tchaikovsky's correspondence with Mariya Kiseleva:

• 1 letter from Tchaikovsky to Mariya Kiseleva has survived, dating from 1876.