# Prince Nikoláy Bolkónski — War and Peace character guide

> Prince Nikoláy Bolkónski in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Prince Nikoláy Andréevich Bolkónski, Old Bolkónski, Prince Bolkónski

**First appearance:** 0022-xix

## Who they are

The brilliant, tyrannical, and retired former general, father of Andrei and Márya.

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