A

• Marya Dmitriyevna Akhrosimova - relative of Count Rostov and matchmaker. Rude but respected and feared.
• Tsar Alexander I of Russia
  Alexander I of Russia
  Alexander I of Russia , served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and the first Russian King of Poland from 1815 to 1825. He was also the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland and Lithuania....
  
   - liberal emperor early in his reign but gradually became more conservative.
• Yakov Alpatych - servant and estate manager of Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky
• Count Arakcheyev - severe minister of war in 1809; cruel but cowardly; former minister of war by 1812 but trusted by Tsar Alexander I

B

• Bagovut - Russian soldier, killed at Taratino
• Prince Bagration
  Pyotr Bagration
  Prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration was a general of the Russian army. He was a descendant of the Georgian royal family of the Bagrations.- Life :...
  
   - Russian general, considered "The hero of heroes" by Tolstoy. He is a modest, polite, but very strong character - A very much accurate image of Bagration (Pronounced Bag-rat-EE-on) in real life. Fought the French in a rear-guard action near Schoengraben in 1805, protecting Kutuzov. Commander of an army in 1812, killed at Borodino.
• Barclay de Tolly
  Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
  Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly , was a Russian Field Marshal and Minister of War during Napoleon's invasion in 1812 and War of the Sixth Coalition.-Early life:...
  
   - Senior commander of Russian forces in 1812 until replaced by Kutuzov.
• Barthélemy - The second envoy unsuccessfully sent by Napoléon to negotiate peace with Emperor Alexander.
• Joseph Alexéevich Bazdéev - Pierre's benefactor, who introduced him to freemasonry.
• Count Bennigsen
  Levin August, Count von Bennigsen
  Levin August Gottlieb Theophil , Count von Bennigsen was a German general in the service of the Russian Empire....
  
   - German leader of Russian at Eylau (a draw) and Friedland (a decisive defeat). A senior commander in 1812.
• Lieutenant Alphonse Karlovich Berg - German husband of Vera Rostova
• Berthier
  Louis Alexandre Berthier
  Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel , was a Marshal of France, Vice-Constable of France beginning in 1808, and Chief of Staff under Napoleon.-Early life:Alexandre was born at Versailles to Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Baptiste Berthier ,...
  
   - Napoleon's commander of staff in 1805
• Count Kirill Bezukhov - Pierre's father and very wealthy aristocrat who served in Catherine II
  Catherine II of Russia
  Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great , Empress of Russia, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg...
  
  's court.
• Pierre Bezukhov
  Pierre Bezukhov
  Count Pyotr "Pierre" Kirillovich Bezukhov is a central fictional character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace. He is the favourite of several illegitimate sons of the wealthy nobleman Count Kirill Vladimirovich Bezukhov.-Description:...
  
   - The illegitimate son of Count Bezukhov. A freethinking, sometimes reckless, man capable of decisive action and great displays of willpower when circumstances demand it. Inherits Count Bezukhov's fortune, later becomes a Freemason
  Freemasonry
  Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
  
   and plans to assassinate Napoleon. Husband of Hélène Kuragina and after her death, of Natasha Rostova.
• Bilibin - Russian diplomat to Austria. Appears in Vol I, Part II, Chapter 10. Entertains Prince Andrey Bolkonsky during the Prince's stay in Brno to inform the Austrian government of Russian victories.
• Bolhovitinov - Messenger from Dolohov to Kutuzov, Oct. 1812
• Prince Andrey Nikolayevich Bolkonsky
  Andrey Nikolayevich Bolkonsky
  Prince Andrei Nikolaevich Bolkonsky is a fictional character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace....
  
   - Son of Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky. A brave (at times arrogant) soldier who becomes cynical in the Napoleonic Wars
  Napoleonic Wars
  The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
  
  . Counterpart to Pierre. Valued adjutant to Kutuzov in 1805. Married to Lisa Bolkonskaya, father of young prince Nikolay Bolkonsky, and afterwards engaged to Natasha Rostova.
• Princess Elisabeta "Lisa" Karlovna Bolkonskaya - née Meinena. Wife of Andrey Bolkonsky. Died in childbirth.
• Princess Marya Bolkonskaya - A woman who struggles between the obligations of her religion and the desires of her heart. Marya lives with her father at his estate, Bald Hills. She is subject to her father's fastidious and unscrupulous schedule and standards. Also called Maria. Eventually married Nikolai Rostov.
• Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky - Name of both father and son of Prince Andrey Bolkonsky
• Napoléon Bonaparte
  Napoleon I of France
  Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
  
   - The Great Man, ruined by great blunders.
• Mademoiselle Bourienne - orphaned French companion to Princess Maria Bolkonskaya and her father.
• Broussier
  Jean-Baptiste Broussier
  Jean-Baptiste Broussier was a French Divisional General of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.-Life:Broussier was born in Ville-sur-Saulx....
  
  
• Mademoiselle Byelova

C

• General Campan
• Caulaincourt
  Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt
  Armand-Augustin-Louis, marquis de Caulaincourt, 1st Duc de Vicence was a French general and diplomat.-Biography:...
  
   - French ambassador to Russia
• Prince Adam Czartoryski
  Adam Czartoryski
  Adam Czartoryski can refer to:* Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski , Polish nobleman and man of letters* Adam Jerzy Czartoryski , Polish nobleman and minister of the Russian Empire* Adam Karol Czartoryski...
  
   - Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• Clausewitz - As one of two German staff officers, in the Russian service, that ride past Prince Andrei the night of the eve of battle of Borodino (The other is Wolzogen).

D

• Danilo - Huntsman for Nikolai Rostov
• General Davoust - French marshall, competent but also capable of cruelty
• Vasily "Vasska" Denisov - Russian military officer, friend to Nikolai Rostov. He tends to pronounce some of his R's like W's, but not all of them. Eventually a general of partisan troops after the French retreat from Moscow. Proposed unsuccessfully to Natasha Rostov.
• Monsieur Dessalles - A Swiss teacher for young prince Nikolay Bolkonsky.
• Dmitri Onufrich - Family solicitor of Count Bezukhov.
• Dmitri Vasileyevich - "Mitenka." Account manager of the Rostovs.
• Prince Dolgorukov - Russian general
• Dokhturov - One of the characters used as a mouthpiece by Tolstoy to express his disillusionment with the tendency of historians to attribute the course of events to the will of certain iconic, often heroic figures despite the fact that more obscure but perhaps equally influential characters contributed to the eventual outcome. Unheralded but played a decisive role at Austerlitz, Smolensk, Borodino, and Maley Yaroslavetz.
• Dolokhov - A cold, almost psychopathic man, he is a noted duelist and drinker, but is caring for his disadvantaged family. He once duels Pierre and is nearly killed. Valiant in battle. Has an affair with Helene Bezukhov. A partisan leader in 1812. He proposed unsuccessfully to Sonya Rostova.
• Dron Zakhárych (Drónushka) - Village elder of Bogutcharovo
• Princess Anna Mikhaylovna Drubetskaya - Friend of Countess Rostova. Poor. Supporter of Boris, her son.
• Boris Drubetskoy - ambitious son of Princess Anna Mikhaylovna Drubetskaya. Army officer; fought at Austerlitz and later married Julie Karagina, thereby becoming rich. Childhood friend of Countess Rostova.
• Dunyasha - Servant of Countess Rostova

F

• Archduke Ferdinand of Austria
  Archduke Ferdinand of Austria
  There have been several men titled Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, including:*Archduke Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Joseph , better known as Franz Ferdinand, was Heir to the Austrian throne from 1896 until he was assassinated in 1914, sparking World War IOthers who have held the title:*Archduke...
  
  
• Maria Feodorovna - Russian empress
• Emperor Francis I of Austria
  Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
  Francis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz...
  
  
• Baron Funke

G

• Gerasim
• Gervais - Associate of Speranski
• Major-General Grekov - Commanded two regiments of cossacks under Orlov-Denisov
  Vasily Orlov-Denisov
  Vasily Orlov-Denisov was a Cossack Russian general. He was the son of Vasily Petrovich Orlov, Ataman of the Don Cossacks, and grandson of the first Earl of the Cossacks, General of Cavalry, Fedor Petrovich Denisov . In honour of his grandfather he added his surname to his own, becoming...
  
   at Taratino. Initially routed French under Marat.

I

• Ilyin - Friend of Nikolai Rostov
• Mikhail Ivanich - Taciturn architect employed by Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky

K

• Julie Karagina - wealthy heiress. Friend of Marya Bolkonskaya. Married Boris Drubetskoy.
• Marya Lvovna Karagina- mother of Julie Karagin.
• Platon Karataev - peasant who influences Pierre Bezukhov during his time as a prisoner of war.
• Archduke Karl of Austria
  Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
  Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of emperor Leopold II and his wife Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain...
  
  
• Piotr Petrovich Konovnitsyn - Like Dokhturov, a character Tolstoy expresses his admiration of in order to reconcile the user to the fact that the successful defense of Russia could not be achieved by those recognised by history alone.
• Prince Kozlovsky
• Aline Kuragina - Wife of Vasili Kuragin.
• Anatole Kuragin
  Anatole Vassilitch Kuragin
  Anatole Vassilitch Kuragin is a fictional character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace, its various cinematic adaptations, and an operatic adaptation as well. Anatole is Helene Kuragin's brother and a wild-living soldier. It is rumoured that he has had an incestuous affair with his sister, and...
  
   - son of Vasili Kuragin. Noted for dissipation. A cad who shames Natasha Rostova by trying to have an affair with her.
• Hélène Kuragin
  Helene Kuragin
  Elena "Hélène" Vasilyevna Kuragina is a fictional character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace and its various cinematic adaptations.-Biography:...
  
  a - daughter of Vasili Kuragin. Later Countess Bezukhov (wife of Pierre Bezukhov). Beautiful, self-seeking woman and unfaithful wife. She dies in the book after trying unsuccessfully to divorce Pierre and remarry. The author hints that her death was the result of a failed abortion.
• Hippolyte Kuragin - son of Vasili Kuragin. A dull and boring man. A diplomat and the butt of Bilibin's humor.
• Vasili Kuragin - A self seeking man who has a low opinion of his children but seeks to further their interests. Convinces Pierre Bezukhov to marry his daughter Helene despite Pierre's reservations. Prince Vasili is self seeking and manipulative throughout the novel, and consistently attempts to swindle Pierre Bezukhov
• Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov - Russia
  Russia
  Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
  
  n general throughout the book. His diligence and modesty eventually save Russia from the Great Man.
• Mavra Kuzminishna - Elderly servant of the Rostovs.

L

• Langeron
  Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron
  Count Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langéron , born in Paris, was a French general in the service of the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars.-Early life:...
  
   - Noble who left France. A commander on the Russian side at Austerlitz, where his troops were decimated.
• Lauriston - The first of two envoys sent to Kutuzov by Napoléon in an attempt to negotiate peace.
• Lavrushka - Valet to Denisov. A rogue, later valet to Nikolai Rostov. Misled Napoleon.
• Lazarev
• Lorrain - Doctor present at the death of Count Bezukhov.

M

• General Mack
  Karl Mack von Leiberich
  Karl Mack von Leiberich, Freiherr was an Austrian soldier. He is best remembered as the commander of the Austrian forces that capitulated to Napoleon's Grande Armée in the Battle of Ulm in 1805. Historians of the late 20th century widely agree that he was among the poorest of the commanders of the...
  
   - Austrian general. Defeated at Ulm, 1805.
• Magnitsky - Associate of Speransky.
• Anna Ignatyevna Malvintsev - Princess Maria's aunt on her Mother's side, whose matchmaking abilities bring Nikolai Rostov and Maria together after she meets the prospective suitor at a soirée in Voronezh.
• Princess Katerina "Katishe" Mamontova - one of Count Bezukhov's nieces. Eldest of the "three princesses."
• Princess Sophia Mamontova - one of Count Bezukhov's nieces. Youngest of the "three princesses."
• Michaud
  Michaud
  Michaud is a surname, and may refer to:* Todd L. Michaud, an IT Executive* Fritz Michaud* Joseph-Enoil Michaud* Joseph François Michaud* Louis André Gaspard Michaud , a French malacologist. He is also known as Gaspard Michaud or as A. L. G. Michaud.* Michael Michaud * U. S...
  
   - A Russian colonel. Brought news of the abandonment of Moscow to Tsar Alexander.
• Mikhail Nikanorych - Distant relative of the Rostovs who lives near their estate at Otradnoe, he is also referred to as Uncle.
• Miloradovich - Russian general in 1812 after Napoleon retreated from Moscow.
• Mitka
• Morio - In the initial scene he is repeatedly referred to as the Abbé.
• Mortemart - In the initial scene he is repeatedly referred to as the vicomte.
• General Mouton - The first Frenchman of consequence to explicitly accept that the best policy is to flee Russia.
• Joachim Murat
  Joachim Murat
  Joachim-Napoléon Murat , Marshal of France and Grand Admiral or Admiral of France, 1st Prince Murat, was Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808 and then King of Naples from 1808 to 1815...
  
   - French marshal, Napoleon's brother-in-law. With Napoleon in 1812 at Borodino. Retreated at Tarutino.

N

• Nastasya Ivanovna - Cross-dressing "old buffoon" who lives with the Rostovs at their estate at Otradnoe.
• Prince Nesvitsky - A Russian staff officer.
• Michel Ney
  Michel Ney
  Michel Ney , 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original 18 Marshals of France created by Napoleon I...
  
   - French marshal. Fought at Borodino.
• Novosiltsev
  Nikolay Nikolayevich Novosiltsev
  Count Nikolay Nikolayevich Novosiltsev was a Russian statesman and a close aide to Alexander I of Russia.He was a natural son of a wealthy nobleman, married to the aunt of Count Pavel Stroganov. This relationship secured for him a place in the Privy Committee that outlined the Government reform...
  
  

O

• Count Orlov-Denisov
  Vasily Orlov-Denisov
  Vasily Orlov-Denisov was a Cossack Russian general. He was the son of Vasily Petrovich Orlov, Ataman of the Don Cossacks, and grandson of the first Earl of the Cossacks, General of Cavalry, Fedor Petrovich Denisov . In honour of his grandfather he added his surname to his own, becoming...
  
   - Commander of Cossacks who alone reached the assigned position at Taratino. His forces caused Murat to retreat.
• Count Osterman-Tolstoy
  Alexander Ivanovich Ostermann-Tolstoy
  Alexander Ivanovich Count Osterman-Tolstoy was a Russian nobleman and soldier in the era of the French Revolutionary Wars...
  
   - Present at a council near Moscow during the retreat to beyond that city.

P

• Maria Ignatyevna Peronskaya - Friend and relation of Countess Natalya Rostova.
• Katerina Petrovna
• Pfuel
  Karl Ludwig von Phull
  Karl Ludwig von Phull was a German general in the service of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russian Empire. Phull served as Chief of the General Staff of King Frederick William III of Prussia in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt...
  
   - German chief organizer of Russian Plan of Campaign in 1812. Contemptuous of other theorists.
• Platov

R

• Raevsky - Russian general at the middle of the action at Borodino.
• Captain Ramballe 13th Light Regiment, Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Met Pierre Bezukhov in Moscow. Weak after Krasnoe.
• Count Rostopchin
  Fyodor Rostopchin
  Count Fyodor Vasilyevich Rostopchin was a Russian statesman, who served as governor of Moscow during French invasion of Russia.Rostopchin was born in Orel, son of Vasily Fyodorovich Rostopchin, Lord of Livna and ... Krakova...
  
   - Governor-General of Moscow.
• Count Ilya Rostov - Spendthrift. Optimistic father, agreeable but foolish.
• Countess Natalya Rostova - Wife of Count Ilya.
• Natasha Rostova
  Natasha Rostova
  Countess Natalya "Natasha" Ilyinichna Rostova is a central fictional character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace.-Biography:...
  
   - Initially, a romantic young girl, she evolves through trial and suffering, an engagement with Prince Andrei which is terminated by his death, and eventually finds a sort of domestic happiness with Pierre Bezukhov
  Pierre Bezukhov
  Count Pyotr "Pierre" Kirillovich Bezukhov is a central fictional character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace. He is the favourite of several illegitimate sons of the wealthy nobleman Count Kirill Vladimirovich Bezukhov.-Description:...
  
  .
• Nikolai Rostov
  Nikolai Rostov
  Count Nikolai Ilyitch Rostov is a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace.-Brief background:...
  
   - The eldest Rostov son, who joins the Russian military in 1805. He eventually marries Princess Marya Bolkonskaya.
• Sonya Rostova
  Sonya Rostova
  Sonya Rostova is a character in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace, and in Sergey Prokofiev's 1955 opera War and Peace based on it. She is the orphaned niece of Count and Countess Rostov....
  
   - The 'sterile flower'. Orphaned cousin of Vera, Nikolai, Natasha, and Petya Rostov. Engaged to Nikolai throughout most of the book, toward the end, she releases him to marry Princess Maria.
• Petya Rostov
  Petya Rostov
  Count Pyotr "Petya" Ilyich Rostov is a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace. The youngest member of the Rostov family, Petya is initially a minor character, however towards the end of the novel Petya's importance to the plot increases as he joins the Russian army in their defence...
  
   - The youngest Rostov son. Became a soldier. Killed in a partisan raid.
• Vera Rostova - The oldest Rostov daughter, she eventually marries Lieutenant Berg.

S

• Anna Pavlovna Scherer - A wealthy St. Petersburg socialite. Unmarried hostess of patriotic circle.
• Schmidt - Austrian general killed in battle at Krems, where Kutuzov won a victory.
• Shapovalov - The Cossack who stumbled upon the left flank of Murat's army on October 2 while pursuing a hare and the inactivity he witnessed was sufficient evidence to support the Battle of Tarutino.
• Shcherbinin - Gen. Konovnitsyn's adjutant in 1812.
• Pyotr Nikolaitch Shinshin - relative of Countess Natalya Rostova. Famous for biting wit.
• Smolyaninov - Freemason rhetor.
• Speransky - liberal advisor to the Tsar. Eventually dismissed by Tsar Alexander.
• Stevens - An English naval
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
   officer, mentioned briefly early on in the novel.
• Stolypin - Associate of Speranski.

T

• Semeon Tchekmar - Valet to Count Ilya Rostov
• Lieutenant Telyanin - In Denisov's squadron early in the novel. Not well liked.
• Tikhon Shtcherbatov - Peasant scout with Denisov's partisan force.
• Timohin - Officer who had a predilection for Bacchus. Valiant in battle.
• Tishka
• Capt. von Toll - Helped Alexander across a ditch after the rout of the Russian center at Austerlitz. A colonel in 1812.
• Count Tolstoy (grand marshal of the Russian court in 1805) - Member of the Tsar's suite in 1812.
• Captain Tushin(fiction --- battle of Schoengraben 1. Buch 2.Part chapter 15 ) - Commander of a battery of four cannon that fought valiantly and successfully at Schoengraben. Lost an arm at Friedland.
• Tutolmin - A diplomat sent by Napoleon from Moscow to Alexander in Petersburg.

V

• Vereshchagin - Name of Moscow merchant and his son. Son accused of treason and scapegoated by Count Rostopchin for loss of Moscow to the French, whereupon he was mutilated by a mob.
• Prince Volkonsky
  Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky
  Knyaz/ Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky ) , Russian military commander, General-Field Marshal , Adjutant General to Alexander I, member of the State Council , His Serene Highness Knyaz/Prince .Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky was born in Saint Petersburg in 1776...
  
   - Member of the Tsar's suite in 1812.
• Sergei Kuzmich Vyazmitinov

W

• Weierother - Austrian general who replaced Schmidt. Developed the plan of attack at Austerlitz.
• Willarski - Pierre's sponsor, who delivers the formal invitation for him to join the Fraternity of Freemasons.
• General Wintzingerode
  Ferdinand von Wintzingerode
  Ferdinand, Freiherr of Wintzingerode was a German nobleman and officer in several different armies of the Napoleonic Wars, finally ending up as a general in the Imperial Russian army and fighting in the War of the Sixth Coalition against the French invasion of Russia and the subsequent campaigns...
  
  
• Wolzogen - Implementer of Pfuhl's plan in 1812.

Y

• Captain Yakovlev - Bearer of a message from Napoleon in Moscow to Alexander in Petersburg.
• Yermolov
  Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov
  Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov , or Ermolov , was a Russian Imperial general of the 19th century who commanded Russian troops in the Caucasus War.-Early life:...
  
  - In Bagration's camp in 1812. Led an attack on Raevsky's redoubt as it was being overrun by the French. Later advised retreat from Fili that involved abandoning Moscow to the French.

Z

• Zherkov - A cornet of hussars who mimicked a general. Prone to jest.
• Count Zhilinsky - Wealthy Polish count at Tilsit meeting of Napoleon and Alexander.