War and Peace · Character
Count Orlóv-Denísov
Also known as Orlov-Denisov, Count Orlóv
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 13
He is glimpsed through the bustle of Russian high society and the charged quiet of a military encampment. The white Cossack coat gives him a crisp, memorable presence, while his attention seems fixed on what lies beyond the horizon.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 13
- Books
- 1
Count Orlóv-Denísov appears in both the fashionable world of Russian nobles and the rougher orbit of Cossack life. At his house, the gypsy Ilyúshka dances in a white Cossack coat, an emblem of the count’s connection to that world. Later, shivering in the freshness of dawn, Orlóv-Denísov watches the enemy camp with mounting excitement. His Cossacks perform the principal action of the battle, placing his command at the center of the fighting.
Description
The text offers few concrete details about Orlóv-Denísov’s appearance. He is associated with a white Cossack coat, but his own clothing, coloring, face, hair, eyes, and build are not described. In the early dawn he is shivering with the chill and visibly intent on the enemy camp, giving his presence an alert, expectant quality.
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