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Count Nikolai Ilyich Rostov (Russian: Николай Ильич Ростов) is a character in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace. Count Nikolai is the brother of Vera Rostova, Natasha Rostova and Petya Rostov. At the start of the novel, Nikolai is aged 20 and a university student.
A rogue, later valet to Nikolai Rostov. Misled Napoleon. Lazarev – Soldier at Kozlovski's battalion, was awarded a medal by Napoleon. Lihachov – a Cossack in Denisov's guerilla force; Prince Lopuhin – dinner guest of Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky; Lorrain – Doctor present at the death of Count Bezukhov.
Near Prace is the Cairn of Peace Memorial, claimed to be the first peace memorial in Europe. [101] It was designed and built in the Art Nouveau style by Josef Fanta in 1910–1912. World War I postponed the monument's dedication until 1923. [101] It is 26 m (85 ft) high, square, with four female statues symbolizing France, Austria, Russia and ...
At the start of the novel, 15-year-old Sonya is in love with her cousin, Nikolai Rostov, who initially reciprocates her feelings. Sonya has no independent means of support and Nikolai's mother opposes the match; she and Nikolai swear eternal love before he leaves to fight in the war. Nikolai returns home on leave with Dolokhov, a fellow soldier.
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, romanized: Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: Война и миръ; [vɐjˈna i ˈmʲir]) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the work comprises both a fictional narrative and chapters in which Tolstoy discusses history and philosophy. An early ...
At the start of the novel in 1805, Natasha is a 13-year-old girl, the daughter of Count Ilya Rostov and Countess Natalya Rostova. She has fallen in love with young Prince Boris Drubetskoy, who lives with his mother Anna Mikhaylovna in the Rostov estate. She becomes close friends with Count Pierre Bezukhov, who frequently visits the Rostovs.
Nikolai Rostov; Petya Rostov; Natasha Rostova; Sonya (War and Peace) This page was last edited on 27 June 2015, at 03:50 (UTC). Text ...
Princess Maria [1] Nikolaevna Bolkonskaya (Russian: Мария Болконская, Mariya Bolkonskaia) is a fictional character in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace. Princess Maria, the sister of Prince Andrei Bolkonsky , is a deeply religious young woman who has resigned herself to an unmarried life to be with her domineering father ...