| Nikolay (Kolya) Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1838-1911 Tchaikovsky's oldest brother did not share close relationship with his siblings and remained on the periphery of the family interest. He studied mining engineering. Later, Nikolay and his wife, Olga, would secretly adopted their niece, Tatyana Davydova's, illegitimate son Georges Leon. return to family tree |
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The Composer and wife, Antonina Milyukova Antonina Milyukova was a for most, an unsophisticated woman whose education did not raise above average. She was enrolled for a short time in the Moscow Conservatory but later dropped out (probably due to financial difficulties). At the time she started confessing her love the Tchaikvosky, he was composing the opera, Eugene Oneigin. The opera, based on a novel by Pushkin, described a young woman who was coldly rejected by Onegin, the man she loves. The composer seem to have been affected by Pushkin's novel when he decided to marry Antonina. He reportedly said once, "To act like Onegin seemed to me heartless and simply inadmissible for my part, I was in a sort of delirium"(qtd. in Quest 213). Anatoly was the only relative Tchaikovsky invited to the wedding. He also seemed to have married her to please his father, who frequently stressed the importance of marriage and having a family. There was much misunderstanding in their hasty marriage and within a month, Tchaikovsky left her. He spent the rest of his life avoiding her despite her numerous attempts to reconciliate. The composer's hate for her was inexhaustable. In later years, he constantly referred to her as "the reptile" and complained about how the sight of her handwriting would make him ill. She never seemed to understand her husban's homosexuality. Antonina spent the last twenty years of her life confined in a mental asylum. She died in 1916. return to family tree
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Aleksandra (Sasha) Ilyinichna Tchaikovskaya 1842-1891 To read about her, click here return to family tree |
| Ipppolit Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1843-1927 Like his eldest brother Nikolay, Ippolit was not close with his family and remained aloof in family matters. He was involved in naval cadet. As the last surviving member of the composer's immediate family, Ippolit worked at the the composer's Klin Museum until his death (1927) and published an edition of the composer's diaries. return to family tree |
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Anatoly Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1850-1915 return to family tree |
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Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1850-1916 return to family tree
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