War and Peace · Character

Matrëshka

  • Supporting
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 266

Matrëshka is named only by her role as a vivandière, a small glimpse of the people who move alongside an army. The text leaves her face and temperament unwritten, lending the name the fleeting quality of someone seen at the edge of a crowded camp.

First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 266
Books
1

Matrëshka appears only as a named vivandière. No further details of her life, relationships, actions, or fate are provided.

Description

No physical features or clothing are described for Matrëshka. The only information given is that she is a vivandière.

Connections

  • AK

    Anatole Kuráginlover or intimate companion

    Before the planned elopement, Anatole says farewell to the gypsy woman Matrëshka and kisses her, suggesting an existing intimate connection.

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