Translation of Draft Editions and Variants of War and Peace: Pages 19-21

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Love. Asks for a husband, and then two, she needs children and love and a bed. 

Stupid, but sweet, uneducated, knows nothing and always knows how to hide.

In love with a teacher, with Boris, a Bibi doll, friendship with Sonya. First ball, in love with the Tsar. Village,[41] Mikhail, in love, falls. Horror and fun. Concert. Half-friendship relationship with Arkady. With Peter. She wants to destroy herself. He's wounded. She runs from him. Explanation. Wedding - dresses. 

14 years old Sonya. Cousin's pupil.

Generous and stingy.

Shy, lively, always cheerful, loved.

Understands everything, nothing can be great.

Like the sister, but firm in one thing.

[42] Clear, meek, but not far and does not judge, silent.

Her brother is married [?], she is ashamed, Russifies and in 12 he shows himself badly.

Dolls, at the same time with the smaller versus the older, love with Nikolay, kisses. Enthusiasm for music, then theater, then writing. Woe from his mistresses. Follows him and rejoices at his success at the ball. Passionate love for that to Nat[alya]. Supports P[etr] K[urakin], no relationship with Ark[ady], but they love each other. Indignant at Mikhail, wants to kill him, walks with a dagger. Explanation with Ark[ady], she still loves Nikolay.

Sasha.

Little brother, a child of 13 years old, a good pot-bellied.

Iv[an] Kur[akin]

Proper[ty]. Cautious, restrained, magnificent. 

Proud, mordant,[43] deeply respectful.

Sensual, but self-possessed and not loving.

Pomp and contempt from the heights of the nobility.

Smart, not far repartie.[44]

Despises brother, mother, and father. The wife is the young, naive, fresh, aristocrat G. Shcherbat[ova].

Marries - leaves - finds out about the connection with his brother. As if he doesn't know it - respects Napoleon. In the 12th year, he sees nothing except saving his property and career. The wife does according to him.

Anatole.

Poor, indebted, but knows how to reach for the aristocracy’s bone.

Kowtowing, being able to hide the kowtowing in the form of swagger.

Sensually rough, loves a little, but has no worldly consideration of will.

The poetry comme il faut[45] or gross depravity. Untalented.

Insignificant, as in mind, so [?] in life.

Mother does not rejoice, the old director, the sister is a classy lady, he is ashamed of them.

Reaches for[46] Peter and Boris, humiliation eats away. Seduces inadvertently, doesn’t himself know good or bad. Lives in Moscow, runs away, saves neither his mother nor the d(ancer). She loves him, just a little. P[eter] wants to kill him. He is crying.

Volk[onsky].

Rich and himself increases and organizes wealth.

With Catherine out of favor, endures proudly and dignifiedly.

Loves only the daughter.

The poetry of order, harmony only.

Smart, general staff.

Daughter and the reveler Russified son.

Under construction. Didn't give out to his daughter. Accepts himself. Loves Boris. P[eter][47] spoils Alexandra. Captivates - demon in the ribs - Enitienne. Doesn't believe in the 12th year. Sends to son. The French are coming. He does not want to do anything, to ruin, and suddenly does more than anyone - is touched, forgives his son and gives his daughter away.

M. Vol[konskaya].

Despises everything material.

Loved by all and venerée, [48] tender and affectionate

Loves everything and everyone as a Christian.

Plays great and loves music mystically.

Smart, subtle poetic mind.

In secret correspondence with brother. Cherishes father, plays, poeticizes. Loves P[eter], although he repels, loves Boris. Makes lint, for the wounded. Calls Peter.

Arkady's wife.

Stingy.

All the same tact, smile.

Loves nothing, only sensuality.

Nothing, except the ball. Doesn't breastfeed, diamonds.

Absolutely stupid.

Daughter, son, husband, mother, brothers - all live on the husband's account.

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Married, looking for a lover.[49]

Understands her position very well. Always defeats her husband with the cynicism of stupidity. Lure(s) Boris and Peter. Peter scolds her and nearly beats her. In connection with the tsar. Berg is in connection with her after and is happy. Her husband[50] leaves her, and she considers herself pure. With the French in Moscow, is in connection with the general. 

17 years old Mme Berg.

Careless, untidy.

Shy, embarrassed, wishing to be comme il faut.

Loves quietly relatives and her husband, but sensual convulsively.

Music, balls, love.

Stupid, but in naivety is not stupid.

Mother, father, sister, the precipice of little brothers.

Doesn't rejoice at the happiness of wearing a bonnet.

Another joy - for her they are dragging.

And suddenly it's all scary, scary, her birth - and death.

Boris' mother.

Accurate, prudent, poor.

Restrained, but great connections. Gives education to son.

The son loves and remembers the husband.

The poetry of purity, morality and education.

Smart, tired eyes.

Brought and brings out the son, has one desire to cherish a grand(son), lives in St. Petersburg. Their friends.

Dancer.

Curly-haired, a healthy and sweet kind Russian girl, despite all the school. Se laisse aimer.[51] Demanding and not afraid of him.

1) Boris × 1 <10) Mme Berg 14>

2) Arkady × 2 11) Ark[ady's] wife 15

3) Peter × 3 12) Lisa × 10

4) Berg × 4 13) Sof[ya] × 11

5) Ivan × 7 - his wife 14) Natal[ya] × 12

6) Ilya - } T. × 5 15) Marya Volk(onskaya) [52]

7) Nikolay 6 16) Boris's mother 18

8) Anatole × 8 17) Dancer 19

9) Volkonsky[53] × 9 18) Tolstaya 17

* No. 3 (handwritten. No. 2).

1) Napoleon is a tax farmer. Contempt for people, success. Separately despised, together worshiped. 

2) Foolish in society, humiliation, - humiliated and glad to be humiliated - for God.

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Notes

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Crossed out: Anatole

42

C.O.: smart

43

[bitter]

44

[resourceful]

45

[decency]

46

Crossed out: Berg

47

C.O.: seduces

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[respected]

49

Crossed out: Anatole and Berg at first, then she despises them.

50

C.O.: drives away

51

[Allows herself to be loved.]

Translation of Editions and Notes to War and Peace Pages 16-18

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Does wonders. French captured officer. Shows him that he is more generous. The eve of Borodino. A letter from Princess Volk[onskaya], refuses her, gives everything and has the goal of revolution[21] and works, like an ox, for the soldiers. Arranges Boris. Rescues Arcadia. Gives money to Tolstoy and helps Volkh[onsky]. Strictness to himself. He and she selflessly together. 

Arkady 28 [years old].

Property. A huge fortune, does not know how to count money, thinks that without 1000 rubles a month one cannot live, afraid of poverty.

Public. Tact(ful), good-natured, friendship with everyone, no ambition or vanity, always meek with everyone. Doesn't recognize[22] our [?] laws. An extreme liberal in thought and in life.

Love. Doesn't know love for women.

Poetic. Loves and understands literature. Likes to forget, drink, sit late and chat. Friendship above all [?] and strong.

Mentally. Very subtly smart. Well-read. He reads everything and never[23] speaks little, despises Napoleon.

Family. Orphan. An accidental wife, Boris's cousin.

From 11 to 13.[24] Made an offer to Volkonskaya, she refused, he was married. The wife flirts, he sees what is bad, waved his hand and drinks. Friends leave. He fusses for Peter, but cannot help, reads, speaks, drinks. The promiscuous wife gives up. In year 12 goes to the militia and does not know why. Gives up his wife and child also. Brave, but stupid and of no use to anyone.

Berg.

Property. 200 souls from three brothers. Schooled, prudent.

Public. Doesn't understand any other order, as the real one, dignified climbing, duty above all. Remembers everything. 

Love. He does not love, but [25] a wife is needed both in the physical and in the social sense.

Poetic. None, except the poetry of correctness and order.

Mental. Logically very smart, educated in what is needed to be successful. Mathematics, fortification.

Family.[26] The mother and sister, which he supports, and the brother, which he disowned. 

From 11 to 13. Released at 21 from the corps, drew the attention of the authorities, married the daughter of a regimental commander. Works

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in the academy, and[28] private work. Sent on a business trip to Turkey, learns that the wife is pregnant without him, gives her up and asks for a divorce. The wife is dying. He is glad and contributes to this.[29] Goes to get married, makes an offer to Volkonskaya, refusal. Receives new business trips. [30] Marries.[31] Liza, thinks the dowry is mistaken. Children, a good father and never misses a chance, campaign projects. At the ball in Vilna, a brilliant officer. He despises Peter and marvels at Boris, near Borodin, he grabs a sword in his left hand and is awarded by the general and chief [32] of Peter. P[etr] insults him, but he is above it. Removed in advance from Moscow and grows rich in assignments. The father-in-law does not help, [33] but the wife in hand, suffering.

The Tolstoys.

Father

The property is upset, great fortune, negligence, undertakings, inconsistency, stupid luxury.

Public. Vanity, good nature, respect for nobles.

Love. Wife, children are exact, God-fearing and never unfaithful.

Poetic. Poetry of grandiose(ity) and good-natured hospital(ity). Don't hesitate to drink. Gift(ed) for music.

Mental(ly). Stupid, completely uneducated.

Семейс[твенное]. Жена, сын,[34] три дочери.

Fam(ily). Wife, son,[34] three daughters. 

From 11 to 13. Lives in the village and the city, entrusted everything to Svechin, feels that it is confused and doesn’t count. The “Idée fixe” becomes to give daughters in marriage (confer with his wife - both are stupid). Passion is the son. Looking for a place, but in vain, in the 12th year in Moscow. He drags everyone to him. Anatole is loved very much for being respectful. Proud of the purity of his daughters. In [35] the intentions of Boris he does not believe. Once separated from his wife and writes a consolation. In a hurry to take the entire library out of Moscow (About Napoleon does not know to praise or scold) and carries the wounded in wagons. Not in despair and rejoices in the marriage of Nali (before). Likes the search of Boris. Doesn't love the daughter, but cries and involuntarily deceives the dowry.

Mother.

Full confidence, luxury.

Grande dame, in love, stupid, capricious and kind.

Came out a hopeless old maid and adores her husband.

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Likes scary novels and ghosts.

Superstitious.

Brothers are dissolute. Alone with husband.

Adores her son.[36]

Nikolay.

Proper(ty). Lives luxuriously by his father, but prudent. 

Public. Tact, cheerful, everlasting courtesy, all talents little by little.

Poet(ic). Understands and feels everything.

Limited, speaking well is gone. Passion for fashion.

Love[37]. Doesn't love anyone firmly, little intrigue, little friendship.

From 11 to 13 he is 17 years old. He is given a lover.[38] A dancer without meaning at balls. Befriends Berg, promotes his marriage, because Berg wants it, then with P[etr] K[urakin]. Has success in the world. Asking for war. Does everything that others do. Has success with Ark[adiev's] wife. Leads himself not very well, says phrases to the captive and gives him the bread his orderly needs, reconciles the sisters. Cheerful with them, sings, plays - neglects Sonya, and they want to marry him to a princess, and he is very glad.

Liza.

Selfish.

 

Prudish, proud, shy at heart, unloved, vain.

Nothing but the outfits and the desire to arouse envy in the sister.

Smart logically, knows and reads a lot, loves to judge and is surprised that her smartness doesn't come out smart.

Doesn't love anyone, but knows how to feel in any case. 

[39] 18 years old. Begins to languish in girlhood, throws nets in vain, envies sister. Catches Berg almost by deceit. Gives birth bored, in despair from the loss and submits to the gaze of her husband.

Natalya. 15 years old.

Insanely generous.

Believes in self. Capricious, works everything out, disturbs everyone, and is loved by everyone.[40] Ambitious.

Music possesses, understands and to the point of madness feels. Suddenly sad, suddenly insanely glad. Dolls.

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Notes

21

Crossed out: Reads a lot. She is given to him

22

C.O.: none

23

C.O.: not

24

C.O.: Just married

25

C.O.: women

26

C.O.: brother is the same

27

Numbers "21" are forwarded from "22".

28

Crossed out: for acquaintance

29

C.O.: Marries Sofia and is happy in his relationship with Ivan K[urakin]

30

C.O.: through Iv[an] K[urakin]

31

C.O..: belle-soeur

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C.O.: Ivana

33

C.O.: and his wife runs away from him

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C.O.: two

35

C.O.: wishes

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Crossed out: thinks about poverty

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C.O.: Loves sisters

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C.O.: He is in love with the princess. In Petersburg

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C.O.: Marries B.

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C.O.: Few

Translation of Draft Editions and Variants: Plans and Notes to War and Peace Pages 13-15

 Draft Editions and Variants: Plans and Notes to War and Peace

** No. 1 (handwritten. No. 47).

[1]There were two brothers and two sisters of Mosalsky. The older Arkady brother died, leaving a smart, prim widow and one son Boris, a pure, foolish, and handsome knight. [2]

The other brother in the year 11 was a minister and had two sons: Ivan the prideful (mordant), a diplomat, and Peter the hellbender, strong, daring, decisive, unstable, not hard, but honest. The daughter Marya was behind Volkonsky and died. Volkonsky — proud, delightful, reasonable and rich, his daughter is an old maid, saving selflessness, gifted, musician, poetic, smart and aristocratic, inaccessible to the vulgarity of everyday life.[3] Arkady's widow - the cousin and the childhood friend of the stupid good Count Tolstoy. C(ount) T(olstoy) married a plebeian pupil; He has a son Nikolai, gifted, limited, and three daughters: the eldest blonde Lisa, smart, good, disgraced, caring [4] [?], the second Alexandra, cheerful, carefree, loving and the third [5] Natalia, graceful, poetic and an imp. Anatol the son of the sister of C(ountess) T(olstoya), a young pearl.

The only son of a rich man, Ilya, meek, clever, married to a beautiful b....,her brother, the fool of the world, makes a career by accident.

Berg - a dexterous German, makes a career more than everyone.

Boris, Peter and Ilya — friends since childhood. Berg marries Alexandra, Boris marries Nat[alya], Iv[an] Liza, Peter his cousin. 

** No. 2 (handwritten. No. 1).

Boris - Natalya

Proper(ty). Rich, generous, temperate. Doesn't understand poverty.

Soc(ial). Big connections, ambitious, tact(ful), solid in performance of duty. Meek with subordinates.

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Love. Constant, loves one always, pure, innocent, loves the company of women.

Poetic. In music doesn't make sense, but a true voice. He writes poems in an album, understands and highly values friendship and family life.

Mentally. Reads a lot, huge memory, consistent, logical. Good mathematician. Excellent in speaking languages. Good at chess. Adores Napoleon.

Family. The mother is prim, tender, aristocratic, cousin of Pr(incess) Bolkon[skaya], distant relatives of the Tolstoys.

Life from the 11th to the 13th year. 20 years old. Goes on his own wish to Turkey, says goodbye to Nat[alya], looking at her as if she were a future bride. Weakly argues with Peter[om] and with Arkady for the government, they all three are liberals, and advise him to work for himself. Corresponds with cousin. In Turkey, naively thinks that he is a hero; receives distinction, returns to mother. Success turns his head. He is a faithful servant. Meets with Peter on the eve of the duel, becomes a second. At a ball with Arkad[y] and his wife. She makes him advances. He runs to Moscow, falls even more in love with Nat[alya] and puts himself to wait another year. In the campaign of the 12th year he receives an important appointment, says goodbye, as with a stranger, and goes. First gives all the money to Peter, succeeding to owe in Moscow, Arkady doesn’t have it - his wife squandered. Meets with Anatole, feeds and has fun looking at him. 

A ball in Vilna; the polka seduces him, he is again a winner. Writes letters to her and her letters. Retreat, he forgets everything under the influence[6] of a sense of duty, he commands a regiment. French courage. Before Borodino he rides to find out. She runs away from him, says nothing. Arkady is here as a militiaman, she threw herself at him. And she told everything. Cousin letter[?].

The night before. Peter completely opens up and says that he would forgive, and cries. He is in love with Na[talya] and blackens himself. Under Borodino, without phrases, he already wants to die.[8] He forgets everything — brilliance, the glory of battle and suddenly a bullet, and carry into the world pus, dust, robbery. He is touched once with the paramedic and forgives everyone and everything. He is being taken to Moscow and on their carts to Nizhny. She runs to him. He dragged himself and forcefully forgives. Tell everything, I want to suffer, don't turn back. He cries. And everything, everything forgives. He is a different person. There is a wedding in Nizhny, and he goes to the army.

Peter

Имущ[ественное]. Отец богат. Сын промотал всё, что дали, два раза платил долги, отказался. Щедр, игрок, знает бедность и не потеряется.14

Proper(ty). The father is rich. The son squandered everything that was given, twice paid debts, declined. Generous, gambler, knows poverty and will not get lost.

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Public. Knows people, knows how to deceive easily and laughs. Can play any role - nobles, the poor. Despises connections, all by himself. Ambitious higher than ordinary. Knows no duty and always goes the other way. Does not recognize the order of things. Cruel and kind to no end.

Love. Loves fast, passionately and immediately hates whom he loved. Despises women. Cannot stand the company of women - all fools. Does not despise anything[9]

Poetic. Passionately loves music, the voice is false. Sings.[10] In love, remembers nothing until success, passionately loves Russia, is firm in friendship.

Mental. Understands everything quickly. Eloquent in all kinds. Sees far. The philosopher is such that he is afraid of himself. About immortality speaks often and is tormented by the question. Is jealous of Napoleon.

Семейство. Отец министр француз. Брат дипломат, которого ненавидит,[11] кузина Волконская по матери. Мать рожд. [?] Офросимова.

Family. The father is a French minister. The brother of a diplomat, whom he hates, [11] the cousin of Volkonskaya by mother. Mother of birth [?] Ofrosimova. 

From the 11th to the 13th years 20 years old. Comes from abroad with the glory of a lovely

playboy. Enrolled in [12] college, but does not serve anywhere. Throws himself at a cousin. She pushes him away and falls in love, pranks, burning. Alexandra has given birth. In St. Petersburg, contact with M-me[13] St[?] (met at the ball). She dies in childbirth.[14] For ministers no rest.[15] Receives a slap for Balakirev, kills another. Plays. Loses everything. Anatole with him a dog.[16] Father refuses to pay debts. To Boris he tells everything. Throws himself into the water.[17] Arkady takes Boris on his advice.[18] Lives alone with a bear,[19] story with the quarterly. Send to Moscow. The dog is with him. Sister in Moscow (brother left). Communication with the “belle-soeur”. Can't take money from Arkady. Again the game, close relations with Volkonskaya, makes her an offer. You alone did not succumb to me. She thinks. He gets along with the dancer, hits her. Fun with old ladies. Playing tricks. Kills for that a colonel. Anatole even

recoils from him. What should I do, due to ribbons I can not. Give me a job?[20] He personally hates Napoleon. He is being judged, old man Tolstoy receives him. And a fun evening with outfits touches him, he cries and goes home, writing a letter to the militia. The partisans.

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Notes

PLANS AND NOTES TO "WAR AND PEACE"

 

** No. 1 (handwritten. No. 47).

1

Crossed out: In the 11th year the old prince Volkhonsky was being visited by young Zubtsov

2

C.O.: and a beautiful daughter for Meshchersky

3

C.O.: Third sister

4

Converted from: hospitable 

5

C.O.: Anna

** No. 2 (handwritten. No. 1).

6

Crossed out: offended feeling

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C.O.: wounded

8

C.O.: He is wounded. From the brilliance

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Not included in the manuscript.

10

Crossed out: dancing in Russian

11

C.O.: the sister, the beautiful wife of Arkady

12

C.O.: regiment

13

C.O.: Berg

14

C.O.: He is killed by grief. Kills her husband. Arkady, on the advice of Boris, calls him to him. Father.

15

C.O.: connection with belle-soeur, going to her husband

16

C.O.: playing tricks

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C.O.: for the dog

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C.O.: connection with the sister, the wife of Arkady. Tosses an anonymous letter to Arkady.

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Above the text is written: Connection with Arkad[iyev]’s wife. Kills a man

20

C.O.” Begins to read Contrat social [Social contract]