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... getting married, he takes to farming. Countess Natalya Ilyinichna Rostova Or Natasha The extremely beautiful and intelligent daughter of Count Ilya Andreyevich Rostov, she falls in love with a few men before settling down with Pierre. From a bubbly teenager she matures into a responsible housewife. Princess Marya Nikolayevna Bolkonskaya Daughter of prince Nikolai Andreyevich Bolkonsky and brother of Andrei, she is plain in looks but well educated and sensible. She performs all her duties to the best of her abilities; as a devoted daughter to her moody father, dutiful guardian to her nephew, loving sister to Andrei and understanding wife to Nikolai. LIST OF CHARACTERS Major Characters Pyotor Kirilovich Bezukhov or Pierre The illegitimate son of Count Kiril Vladimirovich Bezukhov, he becomes the heir of the Bezukhov estate. He goes through the ups and downs of life before achieving his goal. Prince Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky Son of Nikolai Andreyevich Bolkonsky, he is dashing, daring and intelligent but arrogant. Suffering ennobles him. He fights bravely the battlefield but succumbs to the bullets of the enemy. Count Nikolai Ilyich Rostov Son of Count Ilya Andreyevich Rostov, he is a patriotic soldier who serves in the Pavlograd regiment and fights valiantly against the enemy. After...