Petya Rostov

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Petya Rostov is the youngest, impulsive son of the Rostov family in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his youthful enthusiasm and tragic fate.

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Petya Rostov canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
ageGroup adolescent
appearsIn War and Peace
appearsInGenre historical novel
associatedTheme coming of age
family and war
loss of innocence
patriotism
causeOfDeath killed in action
characterTrait enthusiastic
idealistic
impulsive
naive
childOf Count Ilya Rostov
Countess Natalya Rostova
linked to: Countess Rostova
countryOfFictionalResidence Russian Empire
creator Leo Tolstoy
deathContext Russian partisan operations against the French
familyName Rostov
fictionalUniverse War and Peace universe
linked to: War and Peace
firstPublicationOfWork 1869
gender male
givenName Pyotr
languageOfWork Russian
literaryMovementOfWork realism
memberOf Rostov family
militaryAffiliation Russian army
narrativeFunction contrasts youthful idealism with war’s reality
illustrates tragedy of war
nationality Russian
nickname Petya
participatesIn French invasion of Russia
Patriotic War of 1812
roleInWork minor character
symbol of youthful patriotism
setInPeriod Napoleonic Wars
setInYear 1812
sibling Natasha Rostova
Nikolai Rostov
Vera Rostova

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Count Ilya Rostov hasChild Petya Rostov
Count Ilya Rostov hasRelative Petya Rostov
Rostov family hasMember Petya Rostov
Vera Rostova hasSibling Petya Rostov
Nikolai Rostov sibling Petya Rostov