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
7
C.O.: wounded
8
C.O.: He is wounded. From the brilliance
9
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
17
C.O.: for the dog
18
C.O.: connection with the sister, the wife of Arkady. Tosses an anonymous letter to Arkady.
19
Above the text is written: Connection with Arkad[iyev]’s wife. Kills a man
20
C.O.” Begins to read Contrat social [Social contract]
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