War and Peace · Character
Karl Bogdánich Schubert
Also known as Bogdánich, Karl Bogdanovich Schubert
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 32
He has the imposing gravity of an old soldier: stern-faced, high-shouldered, and difficult to unsettle. His low, resonant voice and unwavering manner make his authority felt before he has said much at all.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- old
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 32
- Books
- 1
Karl Bogdánich Schubert is an old colonel and regimental commander, remembered as both brave and honorable, yet also vindictive. When Rostóv protests, Bogdánich silences him and calls him a liar, standing firm in the authority of his rank and judgment. His stern bearing lingers even in Rostóv’s feverish recollections, though the text gives no fuller personal arc.
Description
Bogdánich is an old man with a high-shouldered frame and an athletic back. Light hair shows at the nape of his neck, which is notably red, beneath a solemn, stern face set in a frown. His bearing is rigid and commanding, and his bass voice deepens the impression of a seasoned colonel. His clothing is not described in detail.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
- N
Nesvítskistaff officer and regimental colonel
Nesvítski conveys the instruction to fire the bridge, but Schubert disputes that the order was clearly given. Their disagreement delays the action until Schubert accepts responsibility for carrying it out.
Nicholas Rostóvcadet and regimental colonel
After Rostóv publicly accuses Telyánin of theft, Schubert calls him a liar, and Rostóv refuses to apologize. Rostóv later recognizes that he has wronged the colonel and feels anxious about their strained relationship, while Schubert continues to give him orders as a subordinate.
- Z
Zherkóvformer subordinate and former regimental chief
Zherkóv, recently returned to the regiment’s orbit as an orderly officer to Prince Bagration, brings Schubert the order to burn the bridge. Schubert questions his message and resents the confusion over who issued the order.
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Vasíli Dmítrich Denísovsquadron commander and regimental colonel
Denísov commands a squadron under Schubert. He asks to attack the French at the bridge, but Schubert refuses and orders the squadron to withdraw; Denísov obeys.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
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