Petya Rostov
| Petya Rostov | |
|---|---|
Sonya Rostova (cousin) | |
| Nationality | Russian |
Count Pyotr "Petya" Ilyich Rostov (1797–1812) is a character in
Andrei Nikolaeitch Bolkonski
is one of the most famous (and shocking) in classical Russian literature.
Reception
George R. Clay asserts that Tolstoy's "choice of fifteen-year old Petya Rostov as the one through whom to dramatize Moscow's response to the arrival of Emperor Alexander is masterful for the number of effects it accomplishes simultaneously".[1]
See also
- List of characters in War and Peace
References
- ISBN 978-0-8101-1697-9.