War and Peace · Location
Moscow
Also known as Moscou, the place that had formerly been Moscow
- city
- early 19th century Russian urban architecture
Ancient Russian capital and the novel's great urban stage, a sprawl of aristocratic houses, churches, and the Kremlin. It is abandoned, occupied, and burned in 1812, then remembered as a ruined and sacred city.
- Type
- city
- Style
- early 19th century Russian urban architecture
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 1
History
BOOK 1War and Peace
Ancient Russian capital and the novel's great urban stage, a sprawl of aristocratic houses, churches, and the Kremlin. It is abandoned, occupied, and burned in 1812, then remembered as a ruined and sacred city.
Key events
- Book 1
Ch. 167The Comet of 1812A brilliant comet hangs over Moscow, interpreted as an omen of war and change. - Book 1
Ch. 255Moscow BurnsMoscow is abandoned by its inhabitants and occupied by the French; fires break out across the city. - Book 1
Ch. 342Natásha and Pierre's MarriageAfter years of separation and loss, Natásha and Pierre marry and begin a family.
Appearances
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