Line #193 Characters/WarAndPeace


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	!Bezukhov Family and Associates
4
5	[[folder:Pierre Bezukhov]]
6	!!Count Pyotr "Pierre" Kirillovich Bezukhov
7	The illegitimate son of Count Bezukhov. A freethinking, sometimes reckless, man capable of decisive action and great displays of willpower when circumstances demand it. Unexpectedly inherits his father's title, estate, and fortune, becoming one of the richest men in Russia.
8	----
9	* AuthorAvatar: Pierre is a lot like Tolstoy himself. He definitely looks like him, with his awkwardness and heavyset frame, but more important, Pierre is a way for the author to ask a lot of deep questions about what it's all about (besides the hokey-pokey, of course).
10	* AwfulWeddedLife: His marriage to Hélène is a terrible one, since it's based entirely on lust, with no love or any other emotions involved.
11	* BastardAngst: Pierre's the bastard of one of the wealthiest, most powerful counts of Russia, who, upon his death, legitimizes him. He was educated in Paris and came back with very liberal ideas that make him a big outsider in the Russian aristocratic circles, who were already side-eyeing him for being illegitimate in the first place.
12	* TheBrute: Served this role while in Anatole's gang, as his heavyset body type made for good muscle.
13	* CharacterDevelopment: Pierre's is a long arc. He becomes more likable and heroic when Tolstoy begins to reshape him mid-novel into a sort of reluctant hero, who [[spoiler:goes off to war and starts to participate despite himself, who saves the lives of a French officer and a little girl even though he actually is trying to assassinate Napoleon, and who finally gets it together enough to start pursuing Natasha.]]
14	* CharacterShilling: The narration and the characters like to remind us of how good-natured he is.
15	* ClassicalAntiHero: Pierre has none of the defining characteristics that would endear him to us or impress us with his power and skill -- instead, he's a wishy-washy fat man who spends most of his time agonizing about philosophy only to be totally carried away by craziness -- like the idea that he is somehow destined to be Napoleon's anti-anti-Christ. In addition, he is weak-willed and easily browbeaten by those around him.
16	* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Pierre is a perpetual seeker and is constantly trying to make himself a better man. He tries out almost every approach that philosophers have advocated as a way to live life.
17	* DistractedByTheSexy: His wife Hélène is so crazily hot that he can't think straight around her.
18	* HeroicBastard: Pierre is the bastard son of Count Bezukhov and he's progressive, generous, and good-natured.
19	* TheHedonist: In the beginning, Pierre is totally a slave to physical pleasure, getting wasted with his friends and, it's implied, visiting brothels.
20	* MiseryBuildsCharacter: [[spoiler:It's only when Pierre is [[DarkestHour a lowly prisoner, stripped of all his wealth, his possessions, and even of the basics of human existence]], that he finally figures out the meaning of life – at least for himself. What does he figure out? That happiness can only come from within, and that it involves a combination of an appreciation for how good it is to be alive and a belief in God.]]
21	* NiceGuy: As we are frequently reminded.
22	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Pierre tries out religion and mysticism and becomes a Freemason. He really tries to commit himself to this order, and there are some things the Freemasons advocate that seem to really click for him. But everything he tries to do to follow Masonic rules ends up failing: his attempts to liberate his serfs end up a sad mess, for example.
23	* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Pierre [[spoiler:goes crazy and thinks it's his destiny to assassinate Napoleon.]]
24	* ThePhilosopher: Likes to wax poetic about the state of society.
25	* RoyalBastard: He's the bastard son of one of the wealthiest, most powerful counts of Russia, who, upon his death, legitimizes him.
26	* StoutStrength: At one point picks up a table and nearly throws it at his wife.
27	* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: [[spoiler:To Natasha. After her brief tryst with Anatole wrecks her engagement to Andrei, he comforts her and realizes he loves her. They are married by the distant finale.]]
28	* ThisIsMyNameOnForeign: He's called "Pierre", the French form of the name Peter/Pyotr.
29	* UglyGuyHotWife: He's stout, awkward, fat, and clumsy, but is railroaded into marrying Hélène, one of the most beautiful women in Russia.
30	* UnexpectedInheritance: He was a favorite of his father's, but no one expected him to get legitimized and inherit the title.
31	[[/folder]]
32
33	[[folder:Count Bezukhov]]
34	!!Count Kirill Bezukhov
35	Pierre's father and very wealthy aristocrat who served in Catherine II's court.
36	----
37	* WeHardlyKnewYe: The first we hear of him, he's dying, and his death comes very early in the story, [[spoiler:making Pierre one of the most powerful men in Russia]].
38	[[/folder]]
39
40	!Bolkonsky Family and Associates
41
42	[[folder:Nikolai Bolkonsky]]
43	!!Prince Nikolay Andreevitch Bolkonsky
44	Patriarch of the Bolkonsky family, a former war veteran turned eccentric recluse.
45	----
46	* AbusiveParents: He's not at all kind to his daughter Marya, being a ControlFreak and frequently making untoward remarks about her appearance and intelligence.
47	* PintSizedPowerhouse: A renowned war vet, but described as short and rather ugly.
48	* TwitchyEye: A habit of his. The other characters aren't sure if it's just him or some sort of mental disease.
49	[[/folder]]
50
51	[[folder:Andrei Bolkonsky]]
52	!!Prince Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky
53	Son of famed general Nikolai Bolkonsky, brother to Marya, and best friend to Pierre. Disillusioned with his marriage and lifestyle, Andrei goes off to war hoping to find glory and purpose.
54	----
55	* AwfulWeddedLife: Can't stand his wife, even though he insists she's nothing to complain about. The narration makes it clear that he finds her vapid, shallow, and histrionic, traits he finds very tiresome.
56	* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Like Pierre, Andrei is unfulfilled with St. Petersburg society. Unlike Pierre, he signs up for the army to solve this.
57	* GlorySeeker: His original attitude in military service, culminating in [[spoiler: a SelfDestructiveCharge at the battle of Austerlitz]].
58	* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: On one hand, he finds enough people hating him just because he's competent, diligent, and sharp. On the other hand, his intelligence makes a lot of the socializing he has to do as a noble an authentic pain in the neck, which he doesn't bother to hide very well.
59	* InternalReformist: Falls in with Speransky's liberalizing programs, at least for a while.
60	* NotQuiteDead: Everyone thought Andrei died at Austerlitz, but he makes quite the impressive comeback. [[spoiler:It doesn't stick the second time.]]
61	* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Initially believes that joining the army and fighting for the fatherland is seen as one of the best ways to achieve fame and glory. Barely surviving Austerlitz flips this worldview around.
62	* TheStoic: Andrei is unhappy with his life but doesn't show it, keeps the people he cares about at a distance, and rarely emotes. He admires Pierre for his attempts to find purpose and admires Natasha for her innocent joy.
63	[[/folder]]
64
65	[[folder:Lisa Bolkonskaya]]
66	!!Princess Elisabeta "Lisa" Karlovna Bolkonskaya
67	Wife to Andrei and a society favorite. Nicknamed "The Little Princess".
68	----
69	* AwfulWeddedLife: She can't figure out why her husband hates her.
70	* BrokenRecord: Her husband notes that she uses the same lines over and over with different audiences, to keep them entertained.
71	* DeathByChildbirth: She dies giving birth to Andrei's son, just as he comes back from war.
72	* {{Socialite}}: Thrives in salons and in the company of others.
73	[[/folder]]
74
75	[[folder:Marya Bolkonskaya]]
76	!!Princess Marya Nikolaevna Bolkonskaya
77	Sister to Andrei, and a deeply religious woman who has resigned herself to an unmarried life with her elderly father.
78	----
79	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Marya is described as plain, but [[WhatBeautifulEyes with beautiful eyes]]. Adaptations rarely pay attention to this.
80	* TheCaretaker: To her aging father, in his remote country estate, and also to [[spoiler:Andrei's son Nikolai when Andrei dies]].
81	* ExtremeDoormat: Marya takes her father's abuse as quietly as she can, and devotes herself to assisting him in his old age.
82	* {{Nephewism}}: Raises Andrei's son Nikolai [[spoiler:after Andrei dies and she marries Nikolai Rostov]].
83	* PetTheDog: During the better times of their friendship, Marya consoles Mademoiselle Bourienne in times of sorrow.
84	* ASaintNamedMary: ''Marya'' is a notably religious woman and a devoted daughter and sister.
85	* WhatBeautifulEyes: She's described to have beautiful eyes, which act as a counterpoint to her ugliness.
86	%%* WhenSheSmiles
87	[[/folder]]
88
89	!Rostov Family and Associates
90
91	[[folder:Ilya Rostov]]
92	!!Count Ilya Rostov
93	Patriarch of the Rostov family. He's a kind and loving father, and is generous to a fault, [[MoneyDumb frequently living beyond the family's means.]]
94	----
95	* LargeHam: He's a very funny and entertaining example.
96	* LifeOfTheParty: Loves to hold parties and invite lots of people to dinner.
97	* NiceGuy: Rostov is charming, generous, and approachable.
98	[[/folder]]
99
100	[[folder:Nikolai Rostov]]
101	!!Nikolai Ilyich Rostov
102	The oldest Rostov son, Nikolai is a hardcore patriot who loves his emperor and embraces his military career without reservations.
103	----
104	* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: He's got one with Sonya, but he tends to dither about his feelings for her.
105	* CharacterDevelopment: Starts the novel as a carefree [[GlorySeeker jock-type]], but after [[spoiler:his family falls into bankruptcy and he has to financially support his mother and sister]], he's forced to grow up a bit.
106	* TheGamblingAddict: Nikolai loses an obscene amount of money[[note]]43,000 rubles, which today would amount to over $300,000[[/note]] to Dolokhov at cards, which doesn't help the family's suffering finances at all.
107	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Trusts Dolokhov and considers him a good friend, despite ''several'' indications to the contrary.
108	* MarryForLove: Disagrees with his mother's attempts to get him to marry a rich girl, citing this trope. [[spoiler:He eventually marries Marya, who is both loving and very rich.]]
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110	[[/folder]]
111
112	[[folder:Natasha Rostova]]
113	!!Natalya "Natasha" Ilynichna Rostova
114	Rostov's youngest daughter and a good friend of Pierre. Natasha starts the novel as a teenager who resolves to find happiness and true love.
115	----
116	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Natasha is seduced by "Bad Boy" Anatole, causing her to break off her engagement with Andrei and also to very nearly elope with Anatole. Though Anatole's plans are foiled, it does succeed in permanently wrecking Natasha's relationship with Andrei.
117	* BestFriendsInLaw: With Marya. [[spoiler:While Natasha never marries Marya's brother Andrei, they do bond in their grief over his death, and Marya later marries Natasha's brother Nikolai.]]
118	* BettyAndVeronica: The Archie in this situation. Compare her straightforward courtship with the upstanding Andrei versus her quick seduction by the rakish Anatole. [[spoiler:Circumstances prevent her from ending up with either, and she eventually marries Pierre.]]
119	* BreakTheCutie: Getting involved with the Kuragin siblings turns her from a naive ingenue to a miserable young woman.
120	* DefiledForever: When word of her alleged affair with Anatole gets around, her engagement ends and she's considered a ruined woman.
121	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Attempts to kill herself after her engagement is broken by drinking arsenic, but she gets better.]]
122	* DudeMagnet: Pierre, Andrei, Anatole, and even Denisov are attracted to her.
123	* FallenPrincess: Near the end of the novel, she's lost her engagement to Andrei, [[spoiler:her father and brother are dead, and her family's finances and reputation are in shambles. She does eventually marry Pierre, so it's assumed that this is mitigated by the end.]]
124	* FormerlyFit: [[spoiler:She's gone to seed in the distant finale.]]
125	* GenkiGirl: Starts out as a young girl whose vivacity and cheer can brighten up any room.
126	* TheIngenue: Natasha is a naive, romantic young maiden.
127	[[/folder]]
128
129	[[folder:Petya Rostova]]
130	!!Pyotr "Petya" Ilyich Rostova
131	Youngest of the Rostov siblings and eager to follow in his older brother's martial footsteps.
132	----
133	* [[spoiler:BoomHeadshot:]] [[spoiler:In his final engagement, dies due to an unlucky musket shot to the side of his cranium.]]
134	* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Makes the occasional precocious comment on Nikolai's relationships with women.
135	* GlorySeeker: Has always wanted to become a soldier since childhood and becomes one later on.
136	* PetTheDog: During his service in the military, he often gives gifts to his fellow soldiers who are often of lower station.
137	[[/folder]]
138
139	[[folder:Sonya Rostova]]
140	!!Sofia "Sonya" Alexandrovna Rostova
141	An orphaned cousin of the Rostovs, who has been living with them since childhood.
142	----
143	* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: She and Nikolai promised to marry each other in their youth.
144	* TheConfidant: To Natasha, regarding her romantic affairs. She's been around since childhood, so she's Natasha's sister, cousin, best friend, and companion all at once.
145	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Sonya [[spoiler:releases Nikolai from their engagement so he can marry Princess Marya]], despite loving him dearly herself.
146	* KissingCousins: She's a cousin to the Rostovs, and falls in love with Nikolai.
147	* OldMaid: Implied to be her eventual fate, since [[spoiler:Nikolai marries Marya and she becomes a caretaker to their family]]. She is even referred to as a "sterile flower".
148	* PsychicDreamsForEveryone: Sonya dreams of [[spoiler:Prince Andrei lying down in bed in a rickety house, and that's where he dies.]]
149	* SpannerInTheWorks: Deliberately foils Natasha's elopement with Anatole by informing the household staff about it and having them intercept him.
150	[[/folder]]
151
152	[[folder:Marya Dmitriyevna Akhrosimova]]
153	Relative of Count Rostov and matchmaker. Rude but respected and feared.
154	----
155	* TheMatchmaker: Her role.
156	* SternTeacher: Acts very much like one — to full-grown adults, as well.
157	[[/folder]]
158
159	!Kuragin Family and Associates
160
161	[[folder:Vassily Kuragin]]
162	!!Prince Vassily Kuragin
163	A nobleman related to the dying Count Bezukhov through his wife. When Pierre is named his successor, Kuragin seeks to further his family's position by marrying him to his daughter Hélène.
164	----
165	* PassedOverInheritance: He had hoped to benefit from old Count Bezukhov's death, but since the money, title, and estates all go to Pierre, Kuragin figures he can just become richer by proxy by becoming an in-law.
166	* OpinionFlipFlop: When Kutuzov is appointed as army chief by the Emperor, Vasily sings the general's praises despite slagging him at a previous gathering.
167	* SocialClimber: Vasily railroads Pierre into marrying his daughter because of the money this will bring.
168	[[/folder]]
169
170	[[folder:Anatole Kuragin]]
171	!!Anatole Vasilyevich Kuragin
172	Son of Prince Vassily, a handsome, hedonistic, charismatic soldier.
173	----
174	* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Loses part of his leg after the Battle of Borodino.]]
175	* BrotherSisterIncest: Implied to be having an incestuous affair with his sister Hélène.
176	* TheCasanova: He's a well-known womanizer whose first interaction with a semi-main character is Mme. Bourienne, a maid at Prince Bolkonsky's house, while Anatole was there to court the prince's daughter Marya. He later marries the daughter of a Polish farmer in exchange for room and board during one military campaign, and then, just for fun, sets out to marry-and-kidnap Natasha Rostov.
177	* ItsAllAboutMe: Anatole never thinks of the effect his actions will have on other people, and refuses to consider the consequences of eloping with Natasha, especially when he's already married.
178	* ShotgunWedding: While travelling, he had something going on with a Polish farmer girl, which her father found out about, and there went his freedom. Well, [[TheCasanova technically anyways]].
179	[[/folder]]
180
181	[[folder:Hélène Kuragina]]
182	!!Yelena "Hélène" Vasilyevna Bezukhova nèe Kuragina
183	Daughter of Prince Vassily, a beautiful socialite. She marries Pierre for his fortune.
184	----
185	* AwfulWeddedLife: She and Pierre dislike each other, and it shows in their interactions.
186	* BrotherSisterIncest: Implied to be having an incestuous affair with her brother Anatole.
187	* GoldDigger: Pretty much marries Pierre solely for the vast fortune he inherited from his father.
188	* FeigningIntelligence: Acquires a learned reputation, albeit falsely. According to Pierre, at least.
189	* HeadTurningBeauty: Always described as very beautiful, and has a string of affairs as a result. Her beauty makes grown men weep and young boys lock themselves in bathrooms.
190	* KarmicDeath: She repeatedly cheats on her husband. [[spoiler:The "polite" cause of her death is of a heart condition, but is heavily implied to be a botched abortion.]]
191	* ThisIsMyNameOnForeign: She's addressed as "Hélène", when the Russian version of the name is 'Yelena/Elena'.
192	* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Famed all throughout Russia for her beauty and is considered the most beautiful woman ever ''born.''
193	[[/folder]]
194
195	[[folder:Anna Pavlovna]]
196	!!Anna Pavlovna Scherer
197	A lady-in-waiting to the empress and friend of the Kuragins.
198	----
199	* GossipyHens: Will occasionally comment on a character's affairs at her parties.
200	* TheMatchmaker: Instrumental in securing Pierre's marriage to Hélène.
201	* {{Socialite}}: One of the most established hostesses in Russian high society.
202	[[/folder]]
203
204	!Drubetskoy Family and Associates
205	[[folder:Boris Drubetskoy]]
206	!!Boris Drubetskoy
207	Son of Anna Mikhailovna and childhood friend to the Rostovs. At times put off by his mother's blatant social-climbing, but often benefits from it.
208	----
209	* DelusionsOfEloquence: Speaks in unintelligibly mangled French to impress a girl.
210	* {{Foil}}: To childhood friend Nikolai. While Nikolai starts the book well-off and impetuous, Boris is poor and methodically fights to establish a career for himself.
211	* NobilityMarriesMoney: His family are {{impoverished patrician}}s, and he himself [[spoiler:marries Julie Karagina for her great fortune.]]
212	* SocialClimber: Rises up the ladder, eventually earning a position on the Tsar's staff. He ends the book having done reasonably well for himself, as he [[spoiler:marries a rich heiress]].
213	[[/folder]]
214
215	[[folder:Anna Mikhailovna]]
216	!!Princess Anna Mikhailovna Drubetskaya
217	Boris's mother, a woman from an illustrious family who has nonetheless ended up poor. She's made it her mission to see him in a secure, wealthy position in society.
218	----
219	* ImpoverishedPatrician: She's nominally a princess, but has somehow ended up poor.
220	* SocialClimber: Will take every opportunity to better herself and Boris in the eyes of her social superiors.
221	[[/folder]]
222
223	!Russian Military
224	[[folder:General Kutuzov]]
225	!!General Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov
226	Russian general throughout the book. His diligence and modesty eventually save Russia from the Great Man.
227	----
228	* TheCassandra: Claims that participating in the Battle of Austerlitz is a bad idea. Russia does so anyway, gets its ass handed to it by the French, and Napoleon invades Austria. Oh, well!
229	* {{Cincinnatus}}: Invoked. Emperor Alexander did ''not'' want Kutuzov to become Field Marshal during Napoleon's invasion, and many aristocrats in his court maneuvered behind Kutuzov's back to have him ousted after the danger was past. Kutuzov just liked to read novels though.
230	* FourStarBadass: Played with. He's ranked general, but is old, fat, and blind in one eye -- certainly not someone seeing the front lines anytime soon. Nevertheless, he's the wisest of all the Tsar's military advisers, and his perseverance eventually pays off.
231	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Ilarionovich_Kutuzov General Kutuzov]] was a real Russian general during the Napoleonic wars.
232	* OnlySaneMan: During the 1805 campaigns, he's the only one to suggest that retreating from the French might be the best option. He's right, but that's not what happens.
233	%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
234	* TheStrategist: One of the best at strategy on the Tsar's military staff. While everyone rares to fight the French head-on, Kutuzov consistently insists on strategic retreats.
235	[[/folder]]
236
237	[[folder:Feodor Dolokhov]]
238	!!Feodor Ivanovich "Fedya" Dolokhov
239	A cold, almost psychopathic man, he is a noted duelist and drinker, but is caring for his disadvantaged family.
240	----
241	* TheBarnum: Swindles Nikolai into an excessive gambling debt because Sonya turned down his marriage proposal.
242	%%* BunnyEarsLawyer: His combat prowess gets him out of trouble.
243	* GentlemanRanker: Has been temporarily demoted to the ranks due to his disgraceful behaviour.
244	* IcyBlueEyes
245	* KarmaHoudini: Ends the book none the worse for wear, although he accepts fault for some of his actions and makes amends with Pierre.
246	* MoralityPet: His mother and sister are this for him, they're two of the very few people he cares about.
247	* NoodleIncident: At one point has adventures in Persia, though they're never really explained.
248	* ProfessionalGambler: One of his main sources of income.
249	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: His superior officers cut him a lot of slack because he's got friends in high places.
250	* SociopathicSoldier: His psycho behaviour lands him in a lot of trouble.
251	* {{Ubermensch}}: Of TheUnfettered variety. Is unaffected by social conventions, rank, power, and so on; he's very much his own man, and follows his own rules.
252	[[/folder]]
253
254	[[folder:Vaska Denisov]]
255	!!Vasilly "Vaska" Denisov
256	Russian military officer and friend to Nikolai.
257	----
258	* TheAlcoholic: He sure drinks a lot.
259	* TheCaptain: Starts the book off as one.
260	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: It would be tempting to write Denisov off as a useless fop after hearing his accent. His guerilla raids on Napoleon's supply lines prove otherwise. Denisov is probably the most competent Russian officer in the book.
261	* CulturedBadass: Kicks ass in both the dance floor and on the battlefield.
262	* AFatherToHisMen: Denisov is willing to risk trial and imprisonment for stealing badly-needed supplies for his troops.
263	* FunetikAksent: He has a stghrange tic of pghronunciation, though it may just be an attempt at imitating French pronunciation when speaking Russian (very fashionable at the time).
264	[[/folder]]
265
266	[[folder:Captain Tushin]]
267	Artillery commander of a battery in the center of Russian lines at Schöngrabern.
268	----
269	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite his eccentricities, he boldly keeps his guns pouring fire on the enemy even when they are almost overrun.
270	* DissonantSerenity: Keeps a calm, smiling demeanor despite the tide of battle turning heavy.
271	* ManlyTears: Brought to silent tears by a story of Andreis.
272	[[/folder]]
273
274	!Other Characters
275	[[folder:Napoleon Bonaparte]]
276	!!Emperor Napoleon I of France
277	A "Great Man" par excellence and commander of the army that invades Russia.
278	----
279	* AffablyEvil: Magnanimous to the foes he defeats in his quest to dominate Europe.
280	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: One of the [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte most famous historical figures]], his eastern campaigns are depicted in the novel.
281	* MaliciousMisnaming: Characters who call him by his old Italian name "Buonaparte" generally hold a negative opinion on the man.
282	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Along with French culture, popular among Russians. Gets [[AvertedTrope Averted]] later on as his invasion draws closer to Moscow.
283	[[/folder]]
284
285	[[folder:Count Speransky]]
286	!!Count Mikhail Mikhailovich Speransky
287	InternalReformist under Emperor Alexander I of Russia that Andrei comes into correspondence with.
288	----
289	* AnnoyingLaugh: His high-pitched laughing grates on Andrei's nerves.
290	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Speransky#Reforms His proposed reforms]] can be considered the start of Russian liberalism.
291	* ResignedInDisgrace: Mentioned in passing in the novel, Speransky eventually falls out of favor around the time of Napoleon's invasion.
292	[[/folder]]
293
294	[[folder:Platon Karataev]]
295	!!Platon Karataev
296	A kindly peasant man Pierre meets during the French invasion of Russia.
297	----
298	* {{Foil}}: Irrepressibly optimistic and carefree, compared to Pierre, who's been down in the dumps for some time when he meets him. In a more general sense, he's a counterpoint to the stuffy Russian aristocracy that Pierre has long since tired of.
299	* HeroesLoveDogs: Accompanied by a little dog to emphasize his kindhearted personality.
300	* MeaningfulName: Lives simply and with a great appreciation for life, and his existence serves as a sort of answer to Pierre's book-long ruminations on life and contentment. Wonder [[Creator/{{Plato}} which Greek philosopher]] his name reflects?
301	[[/folder]]

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