List of War and Peace characters
This is a list of characters in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace. Note that as the work was originally in Russian, some characters names are Romanized differently in different translations. A Stepan Stepanovich Adraksin – acquaintance of Pierre Bezukhov Father Akinfi – monk and confessor of Marya Bolkonskaya. Marya Dmitriyevna Akhrosimova – relative of Count Rostov and matchmaker. Strict but respected and admired. Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1777-1825) – liberal emperor early in his reign but gradually became more conservative. Elizabeth Alexeievna (1779-1826) – empress of Russia. Yakov Alpatych – servant and estate manager of Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky; the steward at Bald Hills (the Bolkonsky estate). Count Arakcheyev (1769-1834) – severe minister of war in 1809; cruel but cowardly; former minister of war by 1812 but trusted by Tsar Alexander I B General Baggehufwudt (1761-1812) – Russian general, killed at Tarutino Prince Bagration (1765-1812) – Russian general, considered "The hero of heroes" by Tolstoy. He is a modest, polite, but very strong character – An accurate image of Bagration 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. Balaga – troika