Bolkonsky estate (fictional)
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The Bolkonsky estate is the rural family home of Prince Andrei and his relatives in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "War and Peace," serving as a key setting for several pivotal family and philosophical scenes.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bolkonsky family estate | 1 |
| Bolkonsky estate | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional estate
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literary location ⓘ |
| appearsIn | War and Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
family duty
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inner spiritual life ⓘ patriarchal authority ⓘ religious faith ⓘ rural Russian nobility ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Moscow social life
ⓘ
Petersburg high society ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalLocation | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Leo Tolstoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreContext | realist novel ⓘ |
| hasOwnerInNarrative | Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | усадьба Болконских (fictional designation) ⓘ |
| isChildhoodHomeOf | Prince Andrei Bolkonsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFamilyHomeOf | Bolkonsky family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isResidenceOf |
Lise Bolkonskaya
NERFINISHED
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Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Marya Bolkonskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRuralResidenceOf | Prince Andrei Bolkonsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryWorkPublicationYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalRegion | Russian countryside ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
key setting for family scenes
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key setting for philosophical reflection ⓘ |
| partOf | the fictional world of War and Peace ⓘ |
| settingFor |
Princess Marya’s religious and moral struggles
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family conflicts between Prince Nikolai and his children ⓘ philosophical conversations involving Prince Andrei ⓘ scenes of Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky’s strict household regime ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
isolation from broader society
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moral and spiritual testing ground ⓘ traditional Russian aristocratic values ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting | Napoleonic Wars era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Bolkonsky family estate