Hippolyte Kuragin

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Hippolyte Kuragin is a minor aristocratic character in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," known for his eccentric, frivolous behavior in Russian high society.

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instanceOf Aristocrat
Fictional character
Literary character
Male character
appearsIn War and Peace NERFINISHED
basedIn Russian aristocratic milieu
characteristic Affected
Eccentric
Foppish
Frivolous
Superficial
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
creator Leo Tolstoy NERFINISHED
ethnicity Russian
familyName Kuragin NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse War and Peace NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWork 1869
gender Male
genre Realist novel
givenName Hippolyte NERFINISHED
languageSpoken French
Russian
literaryMovement Russian realism NERFINISHED
narrativeRole Comic relief
Minor character
notableFor Comic behavior in high society
Participation in Petersburg salons
occupation Courtier
parent Prince Vassily Kuragin NERFINISHED
partOf Kuragin family NERFINISHED
portrayedAs Dandy
Shallow socialite
setting Russian high society
sibling Anatole Kuragin NERFINISHED
Hélène Kuragin NERFINISHED
socialClass Aristocracy
Nobility
timePeriod Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
workLocation Moscow
Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED

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Anatole Kuragin sibling Hippolyte Kuragin