War and Peace · Character
Fyódor Dólokhov
A penniless officer with a duelist's calm and a gambler's cruelty, admired by boys and feared by men who owe him money.
supporting
Also known as Dólokhov, Mr. Dólokhov
First appearance: vii
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Mentioned as the source of Rostov's terrible gambling loss, a debt that haunts him and motivates his desire for atonement.
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Dólokhov moves through Petersburg drawing rooms and army camps with the same cold, deliberate nerve, whether ruining a man at cards or riding past a sentinel on a night raid. He is capable of real tenderness — he kisses…
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