War and Peace · Character
Anna Pávlovna Schérer
Also known as Annette Schérer, Annette, Anna Schérer
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1
A forty-year-old Russian aristocratic woman with faded features and a subdued smile habitually playing around her lips. Her expression is lively and changeable, shifting into solemn devotion or sharp social attention; she gestures briskly, sometimes raising a small finger as she speaks. Dress her in elegant early nineteenth-century courtly evening attire, with a composed, polished bearing suited to a prominent society hostess.
- Gender
- female
- Age
- 40
- First appears
- Book 1
- Books
- 1
Description
A forty-year-old Russian aristocratic woman with faded features and a subdued smile habitually playing around her lips. Her expression is lively and changeable, shifting into solemn devotion or sharp social attention; she gestures briskly, sometimes raising a small finger as she speaks. Dress her in elegant early nineteenth-century courtly evening attire, with a composed, polished bearing suited to a prominent society hostess.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
- BD
Borís Drubetskóisocial patron and protégé
Anna Pávlovna presents Borís to her influential salon as a noteworthy newcomer and draws him into political conversation.
Pierre Bezúkhovconflicting source relationships
Anna Pávlovna welcomes Pierre into society and arranges opportunities for him to spend time with Hélène, encouraging their match through pointed hints.
- PL
Princess Lise Bolkónskayasocial acquaintance and intermediary
Anna Pávlovna speaks privately with Lise about the proposed Anatole–Mary match and asks her to write about her father’s reaction.
- HK
Hélène Kuráginasociety allies
Anna Pávlovna welcomes Hélène into her salon and publicly supports her, presenting her as a charming woman suffering from her husband’s conduct.
- MI
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutúzovsalon advocate and military leader
Anna Pávlovna initially voices reservations about Kutúzov but welcomes his appointment as commander in chief and hopes he will exercise real authority.
- PV
Prince Vasíli Kuráginsalon allies and longtime acquaintances
Vasíli visits his 'good friend' Anna Pávlovna and participates in her salon's patriotic discussions, though he sometimes confuses its views with those of Hélène's circle.
- MF
Márya Fëdorovnamaid of honor and patron
Anna Pávlovna serves as the Empress’s maid of honor and speaks of her with conspicuous devotion and deference.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
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