War and Peace · Character
Bolkhovítinov
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 293
Mud clings to him, and his smeared face bears the mark of a hurried journey. He has the urgent, worn presence of a messenger carrying news that cannot wait.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 293
- Books
- 1
Bolkhovítinov serves as a messenger to Kutúzov, arriving mud-spattered and with his face smeared from wiping it with his sleeve. He gives a detailed account of Napoleon’s departure from Moscow, carefully recounting what he has been told to report. The text offers no further personal history or transformation.
Description
Bolkhovítinov is a man whose appearance is dominated by the mud covering him from the journey. His face is smeared, as though he has wiped it with his sleeve. His hair, eyes, build, age, and clothing are not specified; his travel-stained state gives him a hurried, road-worn presence.
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- D
Dokhtúrovcommander and courier
Dokhtúrov entrusts Bolkhovítinov with a dispatch and verbal instructions to deliver urgently to the General Staff.
- MI
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutúzovcommander in chief and reporting messenger
Bolkhovítinov brings Kutúzov news that Napoleon has left Moscow. Kutúzov presses him urgently for details, and the report gives the field marshal the confirmation he has awaited.
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