# Gerásim — War and Peace character guide

> Gerásim in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gerásim

**First appearance:** 0011-viii

## Who they are

The old servant who tends to Count Bezúkhov on his deathbed.

## In the story

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/war_and_peace/chapters/xviii)

The loyal, unflappable old servant of the Bazdéev household who assists Pierre without question, procuring his disguise and accepting his strange behavior.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/war_and_peace/chapters/xviii)

Bazdéev's old, loyal servant. He calmly assists Pierre's strange requests for a coachman's coat and a pistol, accepting his new master's erratic behavior without question.

### [Pierre's Resolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/war_and_peace/chapters/xxvii)

Pierre's servant, who helps him get a peasant coat and pistol, and later tries to restrain the drunken Makár Alexéevich.

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