In the novel "War and Peace" Leo Tolstoy conveyed the author's vision of morals, state of mind and worldview of the advanced stratum of Russian society in early XIX century. The problems of the state arise as a result of great world events and become the concern of every conscious citizen. The main characters of the novel "War Peace" are representatives of influential families at the court of the emperor.
Andrey Bolkonsky
The image of a Russian patriot who fell in the fight against the French invaders. Quiet family life, secular receptions and balls do not attract him. The officer takes part in every military campaign of Alexander I. The husband of Kutuzov's niece, he becomes the adjutant of the famous general.In the battle of Schoenberg, he raises soldiers to attack, carrying a fallen banner, as real hero. In the battle of Austerlitz, Bolkonsky is wounded and captured, released by Napoleon. In the battle of Borodino, a shell fragment hits the stomach of a brave warrior. The ladle died in agony in the arms of his beloved girl.
Tolstoy showed a man life priorities which are public duty, military prowess and honor of uniform. Representatives of the Russian aristocracy have always been the bearers of the moral values of monarchical power.
Natasha Rostova
The young countess grew up in luxury, surrounded by parental care. noble education and excellent education could provide the girl with a profitable game, fun life in the high society. The war changed the carefree Natasha, who suffered a loss dear people.Having married Pierre Bezukhov, she became a mother of many children, who found peace in family worries. Leo Tolstoy created positive image Russian noblewoman, patriot and homemaker. The author is critical of the fact that after giving birth to four children, Natasha stopped taking care of herself. The author wants to see a woman unfading, fresh and well-groomed throughout her life.
Maria Bolkonskaya
The princess was raised by her father, a contemporary of Potemkin and a friend of Kutuzov, Nikolai Andreevich Bolkonsky. old general attached importance to education, especially the study of technical sciences. The girl knew geometry and algebra, spent many hours reading books.The father was strict and biased, he tormented his daughter with lessons, demonstrating his love and care in this way. Marya sacrificed her young years as a sacrifice to her parent's old age, she was by his side until his last days. She replaced the mother of her nephew Nikolenka, trying to surround him with parental tenderness.
Maria met her fate during the war in the person of the savior Nikolai Rostov. Their relationship developed for a long time, both did not dare to take the first step. The gentleman was younger than his lady, this embarrassed the girl. The princess had a large inheritance of the Bolkonskys, which stopped the guy. They got it good family.
Pierre Bezukhov
The young man was educated abroad, he was allowed to return to Russia at the age of twenty. Elite accepted young man wary, because he was the illegitimate son of a nobleman. However, before his death, his father asked the king to recognize Pierre as the legitimate heir.In an instant, Bezukhov became a count and the owner of a huge fortune. Inexperienced, slow and trusting Pierre was used in selfish intrigues, he was quickly married to his daughter by Prince Vasily Kuragin. The hero had to go through the pain of betrayal, the humiliation of his wife's lovers, a duel, Freemasonry and drunkenness.
The war cleansed the count's soul, saved him from empty mental ordeals, radically changed his worldview. Having gone through fire, captivity and the loss of dear people, Bezukhov found the meaning of life in family values, in the ideas of new post-war political reforms.
Illarion Mikhailovich Kutuzov
The personality of Kutuzov is a key figure in the events of 1812 because he commanded the army defending Moscow. Leo Tolstoy in the novel Vaughn and the World presented his vision of the character of the general, his assessment of his actions and decisions.The commander looks like a kind, fat old man who, with his experience and knowledge of large battles, is trying to lead Russia out of a difficult retreat situation. The battle of Borodino and the surrender of Moscow - it was a cunning military combination that led to victory over French army.
The author described the famous Kutuzov as ordinary person, a slave to his weaknesses, who has experience and wisdom accumulated over long years life. The general is an example of an army commander who takes care of the soldiers, worries about their uniforms, allowances and sleep.
Leo Tolstoy tried to convey through the image of the main characters of the novel difficult fate representatives high society Russia, which survived the European military storm of the early 19th century. Then a generation of Decembrists was formed, who would initiate new reforms, the result would be the abolition of serfdom.
The main feature that unites all the heroes is patriotism, love for the motherland, respect for parents.
Epic novel "War and Peace" a brief description of characters:
Any book you read is an additional life lived. “War and Peace” by Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy is a unique work that has no analogues either in Russian or in foreign literature. The events in the novel cover 15 whole years and take place in Russia and abroad, at the balls of magnificent estates and in the courtyards where simple serfs live, in peacetime and during military operations. The author reveals to his reader not one, but several fates of heroes with rich and contradictory inner world. Not all the characters mentioned by Tolstoy occupy dominant positions on the pages of the novel, many only complement big picture, playing episodic roles, or serve as auxiliary factors for the full disclosure of the images of the main characters, which are discussed below in this article.
Brief description and characteristics of the main characters of the novel "War and Peace"
The main character of the work is the Russian people. By "people" Tolstoy means not just a category of society, but all the best that is in the Russian nation. The author refers to the “people” not only the peasants, but also those aristocrats who are characterized by self-sacrifice and mercy. The representatives of the people are opposed by the regulars of the Scherer salon, for example, Helen and Anatole Kuragin, and Napoleon. These heroes are negative.
Literary critics tend to divide folk characters into two groups:
- People with "simple consciousness", guided in their life choice by the command of the heart: Platon Karataev, Natasha Rostova, Kutuzov and others.
- And "search for themselves" people: Andrei Bolkonsky and Pierre Bezukhov.
The latter are characterized by the development of personality and Tolstoy subjects them to severe life tests.
Image Andrei Bolkonsky in "War and Peace"
The author introduces the reader to the twenty-seven-year-old Andrei Bolkonsky at the very beginning of the novel. Andrei is the son of a wealthy prince. He is good-looking, short in stature with "dry" features. His mother is no longer alive and he has a sister, Marya. His best friend is Pierre Bezukhov. In his youth, the hero finds happiness next to Lisa Meinen, who is Kutuzov's niece. Lisa dies in childbirth, leaving Andrei with her newborn son Nikolenka.
The prince does not like secular society. In search of himself, he goes to war. Military actions "sober up" the hero and he understands that the glory deserved on the battlefields is worth nothing, a person's life is much more valuable. After the death of his wife,
Andrew loses his mind own life and finds him again, falling in love with the young Natasha Rostova. The couple did not have a happy joint fate - they broke up because of Natasha's passion for Anatole Kuragin. At the battle of Borodino, Bolkonsky was seriously wounded and soon died.
Image Natasha Rostova in "War and Peace"
Natasha is a cheerful, thin, sonorous and stubborn girl, but not particularly beautiful. But she has a beautiful voice that captivates everyone around her. The heroine's romance with Andrei Bolkonsky ends because of her betrayal with Anatole, about which she long time reproached herself. The death of a prince in the war becomes in her life turning point. At the end of the story, little remains of the "live" Natasha. In the epilogue, she is the quiet, plump wife of Pierre Bezukhov, the mother of four children.
Image Pierre Buzukhov in "War and Peace"
The favorite hero of the author, who has a highly noble disposition and treats the common people with understanding. Pierre is moderately lazy, not practical, distracted and peaceful in all respects. He is the best friend of Andrei Bolkonsky. Wealthy aristocrat. The hero had an outstanding appearance: large to clumsiness in physique, but with an intelligent, albeit timid look.
According to the plot line, Pierre has a lot of emotional experiences, while he retains his good nature, remains responsive, ready to help. The first marriage of the hero did not work out. He married a beautiful, but completely “alien” woman to him - Helen Kuragina. Pierre actively took part in the hostilities, the battle of Borodino is shown to the reader completely through his eyes. He visited French captivity survived the death of his wife and best friend, was fond of Freemasonry.
Having fallen in love and married Natasha, the hero found happiness. But unlike his wife, he did not focus only on the family, in his plans is the transformation of society for the better.
Image Marya Bolkonskaya in "War and Peace"
An interesting and unforgettable image in the novel of the young princess Bolkonskaya, in the development of the plot - Rostova. The author describes her as thin and weak in body, but attractive with her deep and radiant eyes. Maria is a pious, caring and kind girl.
First, she sent her love to her relatives, then to the family of her husband, Nikolai Rostov.
Image Nicholas Rostov in "War and Peace"
TO important characters The novel also includes Nikolai, the eldest child in the Rostov family. A young man of short stature, curly, with open to the world and people face. He is kind, honest and strives to military glory romanticizing her.
After participating in hostilities, the hero lost his illusions about battles and battles. He understood how absurd and cruel war was. Nikolai found happiness and peace next to Marya Bolkonskaya, who turned out to be very close in spirit to him.
Image Sonya Rostova in "War and Peace"
Sonya is the niece of Count Rostov and lives with his family. The heroine is petite and slender in figure, with long eyelashes, her black hair tied into a thick braid. The author speaks of her as reasonable, quiet and good girl. Sonya is in love with Nikolai Rostov, but when she realizes that her chosen one has chosen Marya, she calmly lets him go, not wanting to interfere with the happiness of a dear person.
Image Helen Kuraginoy in "War and Peace"
A bright and beautiful female character in the novel. Helen shone in secular society and turned the heads of men. But under the mask of her charm was a false and not gifted personality. She personally knew Napoleon and married the wealthy Count Pierre Bezukhov. Family life the Bezukhovs did not work out. Helen died of a sore throat, although there were rumors that she committed suicide.
Image Anatol Kuragin in "War and Peace"
Anatole brother Helen. Just as beautiful and effective as she is. But, unfortunately, like his sister, he did not have high moral principles. The hero, having turned the head of the naive Natasha Rostova, at that time the bride of Andrei Bolkonsky, planned to steal the girl and marry her secretly, while he himself was married. His plans were destroyed. However, the union of Natasha and Prince Bolkonsky also fell apart.
Image Platon Karataev in "War and Peace"
An important character, thanks to which Pierre Bezukhov understood the meaning of life. Pierre met Plato in French captivity. He was struck by the calmness, wisdom, folk philosophy that Karataev radiated - a simple Russian soldier, nicknamed "Falcon" by fellow soldiers. Platon Karataev died and "bequeathed" his wisdom to a random comrade Pierre.
images Kutuzov And Napoleon in "War and Peace"
In the novel, there are not only fictional characters by Tolstoy, but also heroes who have real prototypes. The main ones are Napoleon Bonaparte and Kutuzov.
Kutuzov in the plot of the novel, as well as in historical reality, occupies the post of commander in chief Russian army. He is described as a white-haired man with a puffy face, a mutilated scar, and an aquiline nose. This is a majestic, serious figure in the novel. Tolstoy characterizes the character as cunning, diplomatic, attentive and thoughtful in military campaigns.
Another historical person, which definitely deserves attention - Emperor of France Napoleon. At the beginning of the novel, the hero is something of a role model and admiration for Andrei Bolkonsky and Pierre Bezukhov. Napoleon is sure that the whole world and everything that happens in it depends only on him. The hero is overly self-satisfied and needs constant worship of people.
In custody
Brief characteristics of the characters in the novel of heroes "War and Peace" allow us to notice inseparable bond in their destinies. Just like all events in a work, the meetings and partings of its characters depend on the irrational law of mutual influence. Due to this law, according to the author of the novel, destinies are decided and the views of the characters are formed.
Not only wrote beautiful work"War and Peace", but also showed Russian life for several decades. Researchers of Tolstoy's work have calculated that the writer depicted more than 600 characters on the pages of his novel. Moreover, each of these characters has a clear and accurate description of the writer. This allows the reader to draw a detailed portrait of each character.
Character system in the novel "War and Peace"
Of course, the main character of Tolstoy's work is the people. According to the author, this is the best thing in the Russian nation. According to the novel, the people are not only simple people who have nothing, but also nobles who live not for themselves, but for others. But the people in the novel are opposed by aristocrats:
- Kuragins.
- Salon visitors Anna Scherer.
It can be immediately determined from the description that all these heroes are negative characters novel. Their life is unspiritual and mechanical, they perform artificial and lifeless actions, they are incapable of compassion, they are selfish. These heroes cannot change even under the influence of life.
In a completely different way, Lev Nikolayevich portrays his positive characters. Their actions are guided by the heart. These positive actors include:
- Kutuzov.
- Natasha Rostov.
- Platon Karataev.
- Alpatych.
- Officer Timokhin.
- Officer Tushin.
- Pierre Bezukhov.
- Andrei Bolkonsky.
All these heroes able to empathize, develop and change. But it is the war of 1812, the trials that it brought, that makes it possible to understand to which camp the characters of Tolstoy's novel can be attributed.
Pyotr Rostov is the central character of the novel
Count Peter Rostov is youngest child in the family, Natasha's brother. At the beginning of the novel, the reader sees him as a very young child. So, in 1805 he was only 9 years old. And if at this age the writer only notices that he is fat, then the characterization of Peter at the age of 13 is added to the fact that the teenager turns out to be handsome and cheerful.
At the age of 16, Peter goes to war, although he had to go to university, and soon becomes a real man, an officer. He is a patriot and worries about the fate of his Motherland. Petya spoke excellent French and could feel sorry for the captured French boy. Going to war, Petya dreams of doing something heroic.
And despite the fact that at first his parents did not want to let him go to the service, and then they found a place where it was safer, he still joins the army with a friend. As soon as he was appointed assistant general, he was immediately taken prisoner. Deciding to take part in the battle with the French, helping Dolokhov, Petya dies, having been wounded in the head.
Natasha Rostova will name her only son after him, who will never be able to forget her brother, with whom she was so close.
Minor male characters
There are many minor characters in the novel "War and Peace". Among them, the following characters stand out:
- Drubetskoy Boris.
- Dolokhov.
Tall and blond Boris Drubetsky was brought up in the Rostov family and was in love with Natasha. His mother, Princess Drubetskaya, was a distant relative of the Rostov family. He is proud and dreams of a military career.
Having got into the guard thanks to the efforts of his mother, he also participates in the military campaign of 1805. The characterization of him by the writer is unflattering, since Boris tries to make only “useful” acquaintances. So, he is ready to spend all the money to pass for a rich man. He becomes the husband of Julie Kuragina, as she is rich.
Officer of the Guard Dolokhov - bright minor character novel. At the beginning of the novel, Fyodor Ivanovich is 25 years old. He was born a respectable lady Marya Ivanovna, belonging to a poor noble family. Women liked the officer of the Semyonovsky regiment, because he was handsome: medium height, with curly hair and blue eyes. A firm voice and a cold look were harmoniously combined in Dolokhov with his education and intelligence. Despite the fact that Dolokhov is a player and loves a revelry life, he is still respected in society.
Fathers of the Rostov and Bolkonsky families
General Bolkonsky has long been retired. He is rich and respected in society. He performed his service during the reign of Catherine II, so he good friend is Kutuzov. But the character of the father of the Bolkonsky family is difficult. Nikolai Andreevich happens not only strict, but also severe. He takes care of his health and appreciates order in everything.
Count Ilya Andreevich Rostov is a positive and bright hero novel. His wife is Anna Mikhailovna Shinshina. Ilya Andreevich is raising five children. He is rich and cheerful, kind and self-confident in character. old prince very gullible and easily deceived.
Ilya Andreevich is a sympathetic person, a patriot. He receives wounded soldiers in his house. But he did not follow the state of the family at all, therefore he becomes the culprit of ruin. The prince dies in 1813, trying to survive the tragedies of his children.
Minor female characters
In the work of Leo Tolstoy there are many minor characters that make it possible to understand the events that the author describes. In the work "War and Peace" female characters are represented by the following heroines:
- Sonya Rostova.
- Julie Kuragin.
- Vera Rostova.
Sonya Rostova - second cousin of Natasha Rostova, main character novel "War and Peace". Sofya Alexandrovna is an orphan and a dowry. For the first time, readers see her at the beginning of the novel. Then, in 1805, she was barely 15 years old. Sonya looked beautiful: her waist was thin and miniature, a large and thick black braid wrapped around her head twice. Even the look, soft and withdrawn, bewitched.
The older the girl got, the more beautiful she looked. And at 22, according to Tolstoy's description, she was somewhat like a cat: smooth, flexible and soft. She was in love with Nikolenka Rostov. She even refuses her love to the "brilliant" groom Dolokhov. Sonya was a master at reading before different audience. She usually read in a thin voice and very diligently.
But Nicholas chose to marry Marya Bolkonskaya. And the economic and patient Sonya, who so skillfully led household, stayed to live in the house of the young Rostov family, helping them. At the end of the novel, the writer shows her at the age of 30, but she is also not married, but is busy with the Rostov children and caring for the sick princess.
Julie Kuragina is a minor heroine in the novel. It is known that after the death of her brothers in the war, left with her mother, the girl becomes a rich heiress. At the beginning of the novel, Julie is already 20 years old and the reader learns that she is from a decent noble family. Her virtuous parents raised her, and in general, Julie was familiar to the Rostov family from childhood.
Julie did not have any special external data. The girl was chubby and ugly. But she dressed fashionably and always tried to smile. Because of her red face, poorly covered with powder, and wet eyes, no one wanted to marry her. Julie is a bit naive and very stupid. She tries not to miss a single ball, nor theatrical performance.
By the way, Countess Rostova dreamed of marrying Nikolai to Julie. But for the sake of money, Boris Drubetskoy marries her, who hates Julie and hopes to see her very rarely after the wedding.
Another minor female character in the novel by Leo Tolstoy "War and Peace" is Vera Rostova. This is the eldest and unloved daughter of Princess Rostova. After her marriage, she became Vera Berg. At the beginning of the novel, she was 20 years old, and the girl was four years older than her sister Natasha. Vera is a beautiful, intelligent and well-mannered and educated girl with pleasant voice. Both Natasha and Nikolai believed that she was too correct and somehow insensitive, as if she had no heart at all.
Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, with his pure Russian pen, gave life to a whole world of characters in the novel War and Peace. His fictional characters, who intertwine into whole noble families or family ties between families are modern reader a real reflection of those people who lived in the times described by the author. One of greatest books of world significance "War and Peace" with the confidence of a professional historian, but at the same time, as in a mirror, presents to the whole world that Russian spirit, those characters of secular society, those historical events which were invariably present in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
And against the background of these events, it is shown in all its power and diversity.
L.N. Tolstoy and the heroes of the novel "War and Peace" are experiencing the events of the past nineteenth century, but Lev Nikolayevich begins to describe the events of 1805. The coming war with the French, the decisively approaching whole world and the growing greatness of Napoleon, the confusion in Moscow secular circles and the apparent calm in St. Petersburg secular society - all this can be called a kind of background against which, as brilliant artist, the author drew his characters. There are quite a lot of heroes - about 550 or 600. There are both main and central figures, and there are others or just mentioned. In total, the heroes of "War and Peace" can be divided into three groups: central, secondary and mentioned characters. Among all of them, there are both fictional characters, both prototypes of the people who surrounded the writer at that time, and real ones. historical figures. Consider the main characters novel.
Quotes from the novel "War and Peace"
- ... I often think how sometimes the happiness of life is unfairly distributed.
A person cannot own anything while he is afraid of death. And whoever is not afraid of her, everything belongs to him.
Until now, thank God, I have been a friend of my children and enjoy their full confidence, - said the countess, repeating the error of many parents who believe that their children have no secrets from them.
Everything, from napkins to silver, faience and crystal, bore that special imprint of novelty that happens in the household of young spouses.
If everyone fought only according to their convictions, there would be no war.
Being an enthusiast became her social position, and sometimes, when she didn’t even want to, she, in order not to deceive the expectations of people who knew her, became an enthusiast.
Everything, to love everyone, to always sacrifice oneself for love, meant not to love anyone, meant not to live this earthly life.
Never, never marry, my friend; here is my advice to you: do not marry until you tell yourself that you have done everything you could, and until you stop loving the woman you have chosen, until you see her clearly; otherwise you will make a cruel and irreparable mistake. Marry an old man, worthless ...
The central figures of the novel "War and Peace"
Rostovs - counts and countesses
Rostov Ilya Andreevich
Count, father of four children: Natasha, Vera, Nikolai and Petya. Very kind and generous person who loved life very much. His exorbitant generosity ultimately led him to extravagance. loving husband and father. A very good organizer of various balls and receptions. However, his life on a grand scale, and disinterested assistance to the wounded during the war with the French and the departure of the Russians from Moscow, caused fatal blows by his condition. His conscience constantly tormented him because of the impending poverty of his family, but he could not help himself. After death younger son Petit, the count was broken, but, however, revived during the preparations for the wedding of Natasha and Pierre Bezukhov. It takes just a few months after the wedding of the Bezukhovs, as Count Rostov dies.
Rostova Natalya (wife of Ilya Andreevich Rostov)
The wife of Count Rostov and the mother of four children, this woman, at the age of forty-five, had oriental features. The focus of slowness and gravity in her was regarded by others as the solidity and high significance of her personality for the family. But real reason her manner, perhaps, lies in the exhausted and weak physical condition due to childbirth and the upbringing of four children. She loves her family and children very much, so the news of the death of Petya's youngest son almost drove her crazy. Just like Ilya Andreevich, Countess Rostova was very fond of luxury and the execution of any of her orders.
Leo Tolstoy and the heroes of the novel "War and Peace" in Countess Rostova helped to reveal the prototype of the author's grandmother - Tolstoy Pelageya Nikolaevna.
Rostov Nikolai
Son of Count Rostov Ilya Andreevich. loving brother and the son, who honors his family, at the same time loves to serve in the Russian army, which is very significant and important for his dignity. Even in his fellow soldiers, he often saw his second family. Even though it was for a long time in love with his cousin Sonya, yet at the end of the novel he marries Princess Marya Bolkonskaya. A very energetic young man, with curly hair and " open expression faces." His patriotism and love for the Emperor of Russia never dried up. Having gone through many hardships of war, he becomes a brave and brave hussar. After the death of father Ilya Andreevich, Nikolai retires in order to improve the financial affairs of the family, pay debts and, finally, become a good husband for Marya Bolkonskaya.
It seems to Tolstoy Leo Nikolaevich as a prototype of his father.
Rostova Natasha
Daughter of the Count and Countess Rostov. A very energetic and emotional girl, who was considered ugly, but lively and attractive, she is not very smart, but intuitive, because she was able to perfectly “guess people”, their mood and some character traits. Very impetuous for nobility and self-sacrifice. She sings and dances very beautifully, which at that time was an important characterizing quality for a girl from a secular society. The most important quality of Natasha, which Leo Tolstoy, like his heroes, repeatedly emphasizes in the novel War and Peace, is closeness to the simple Russian people. Yes, and she herself absorbed the entire Russianness of culture and the strength of the spirit of the nation. Nevertheless, this girl lives in her illusion of goodness, happiness and love, which, after some time, brings Natasha into reality. It is these blows of fate and her heartfelt feelings that make Natasha Rostova an adult and give her, as a result, a mature true love to Pierre Bezukhov. The story of the rebirth of her soul deserves special respect, as Natasha began to attend church after she succumbed to the temptation of a deceitful seducer. If you are interested in Tolstoy's works, which take a deeper look at the Christian heritage of our people, then you need to read about how he fought temptation.
A collective prototype of the writer's daughter-in-law Tatyana Andreevna Kuzminskaya, as well as her sister, Lev Nikolaevich's wife, Sophia Andreevna.
Rostova Vera
Daughter of the Count and Countess Rostov. She was famous for her strict disposition and inappropriate, albeit fair, remarks in society. It is not known why, but her mother did not really love her and Vera felt this keenly, apparently, therefore she often went against everyone around her. Later she became the wife of Boris Drubetskoy.
It is the prototype of Tolstoy's sister Sophia - the wife of Leo Nikolayevich, whose name was Elizabeth Bers.
Rostov Petr
Just a boy, the son of the Count and Countess of the Rostovs. Growing up Petya, the young man tried to go to war, and in such a way that his parents could not at all keep him. Escaped all the same from parental care and decided on the hussar regiment of Denisov. Petya dies in the first battle, without having time to fight. His death greatly crippled his family.
Sonya
The miniature nice girl Sonya was the native niece of Count Rostov and lived all her life under his roof. Her long-term love for Nikolai Rostov became fatal for her, because she never managed to unite with him in marriage. In addition, the old Count Natalya Rostova was very against their marriage, because they were cousins. Sonya acts nobly, refusing Dolokhov and agreeing to love only Nikolai for life, while freeing him from his promise to marry her. For the rest of her life, she lives with the old countess in the care of Nikolai Rostov.
The prototype of this seemingly insignificant character was Lev Nikolayevich's second cousin, Tatyana Aleksandrovna Ergolskaya.
Bolkonsky - princes and princesses
Bolkonsky Nikolai Andreevich
The father of the protagonist, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky. In the past, the acting General-in-Chief, in the present, the Prince, who earned himself the nickname "Prussian King" in Russian secular society. Socially active, strict like a father, tough, pedantic, but wise owner of his estate. Outwardly, he was a thin old man in a powdered white wig, thick eyebrows hanging over a shrewd and smart eyes. He does not like to show feelings even for his beloved son and daughter. He constantly harasses his daughter Mary with nit-picking and sharp words. Sitting at his estate, Prince Nikolai is constantly on the alert for events taking place in Russia, and only before his death he loses a complete understanding of the scale of the tragedy of the Russian war with Napoleon.
The prototype of Prince Nikolai Andreevich was the writer's grandfather Volkonsky Nikolai Sergeevich.
Bolkonsky Andrey
Prince, son of Nikolai Andreevich. Ambitious, like his father, restrained in the manifestation of sensual impulses, but loves his father and sister very much. Married to the "little princess" Lisa. did good military career. He philosophizes a lot about life, the meaning and state of his spirit. From which it is clear that he is in some kind of constant search. After the death of his wife, Natasha Rostova saw hope for himself, real girl, and not fake as in secular society and a certain light of future happiness, therefore he was in love with her. Having made an offer to Natasha, he was forced to go abroad for treatment, which served as a real test of their feelings for both. As a result, their wedding fell through. Prince Andrei went to war with Napoleon and was seriously wounded, after which he did not survive and died from a severe wound. Natasha devotedly looked after him until the end of his death.
Bolkonskaya Marya
Daughter of Prince Nikolai and sister of Andrei Bolkonsky. A very meek girl, not beautiful, but kind-hearted and very rich, like a bride. Her inspiration and devotion to religion are many examples of kindness and meekness. Unforgettably loves her father, who often mocked her with his ridicule, reproaches and injections. And also loves his brother, Prince Andrei. She did not immediately accept Natasha Rostova as a future daughter-in-law, because she seemed to her too frivolous for her brother Andrei. After all the hardships experienced, she marries Nikolai Rostov.
The prototype of Marya is the mother of Leo Tolstoy - Volkonskaya Maria Nikolaevna.
Bezukhovs - counts and countesses
Bezukhov Pierre (Pyotr Kirillovich)
One of the main characters who deserves close attention and the most positive evaluation. This character has experienced a lot of mental trauma and pain, possessing in itself a kind and highly noble disposition. Tolstoy and the heroes of the novel "War and Peace" very often express their love and acceptance of Pierre Bezukhov as a man of very high morals, complacent and a man of a philosophical mind. Lev Nikolaevich loves his hero, Pierre, very much. As a friend of Andrei Bolkonsky, the young Count Pierre Bezukhov is very devoted and responsive. Despite the various intrigues weaving under his nose, Pierre did not become embittered and did not lose his good nature towards people. And by marrying Natalya Rostova, he finally found that grace and happiness that he so lacked in his first wife, Helen. At the end of the novel, his desire to change the political foundations in Russia can be traced, and from afar one can even guess his Decembrist moods. (100%) 4 votes
