RUSS 194: TOLSTOY'S WAR AND PEACE

 

Who's Who in War and Peace?

 

 

Bezukhov family:
Count Cyril Vladimirovich Bezukhov
Pierre Cyrillovich Bezukhov, his "illegitimate" son

The three Mamontov sisters (Pierre's cousins, and more-or-less second-cousins of Vasili):

  • Princess Catherine Semenovna (Catish)--oldest sister
  • Princess Olga Semenovna--middle sister
  • Princess Olga Semenovna--youngest sister
Prince Vasili Kuragin is related to the Count through his wife

 

Bolkonsky family:
Prince Nicholas Andreevich Bolkonsky
Prince Andrew Nicholaevich Bolkonsky, (Andrusha) only son of old Prince
Princess Mary Nicholaevna Bolkonskaya (Masha) only daughter of old Prince
Princess Lise Bolkonskaya (b. Meiner), Andrew's wife
Prince Nicholas Andreevich Bolkonsky (Andrew's and Lise's son)
Mlle Bourienne Mary's companion
Mikhail Ivanovich--architect, favored by old Prince
Alpatych estate overseer

 

Rostov family:
Count Ilya Andreevich Rostov
Countess Natalya Rostova (b. Shinshina), old Count's wife
Countess Vera Ilychna Rostova, their oldest daughter
Count Nicholas Ilych Rostov, their oldest son
Countess Natalya (Natasha) Rostova, their youngest daughter
Count Peter (Petya) Rostov, their youngest son
Sophia (Sonya) Aleksandrovna Rostova (Children's cousin, lives with them)
"Uncle" Rostov, Old Count's brother
Anisya Fyodorovna ("Uncle's peasant mistress)
Prince Boris Drubetskoy--often stays with the Rostovs, practically one of the family

 

Kuragin family:
Prince Vasili Sergeevich Kuragin
Prince Hippolyte Vasilevich Kuragin--older son
Princess Hélène Vasilevna (Lyolya) Kuragina--daughter
Prince Anatoly Vasilevich Kuragin--younger son

 

Drubetskoy family:
Princess Anna Mikhailovna Drubetskaya--Countess Rostova's childhood friend
Prince Boris (Bory) Drubetskoy --her son

 

Karagin family:
Mary Lvovna Karagina
Julie Karagina: Princess Mary's girlfriend & correspondent

 

Various other important personages:
Anna (Annette) Pavlovna Scherer--a Petersburg lady-in-waiting and salon hostess
Mary Dmitrievna Akhrosimova (the terrible dragon)--Moscow friend of the Rostovs
Dolokhov--society rake, gambler, friend of Pierre and Nicholas Rostov
Mary Ivanovna Dolokhova--his mother
Vasili (Vaska) Denisov-- Nicholas Rostov's army buddy and initially his commander in the Hussar regiment
Platon Karataev--nice peasant soldier
Bilibin--diplomat, friend of Andrew Bolkonsky
Tushin, artillery Captain
Osip Alekseevich Bazdeev--Pierre's Mason mentor

 

etc. etc. etc. etc.

Numerous historical figures: Generals of various nationalities, walk-on characters (historical and fictional)--too numerous to list

 

Last updated: 9/8, 2006

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