# Osip Bazdéev — War and Peace character guide

> Osip Bazdéev in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Osip Alexéevich Bazdéev, Bazdéev, Osip Alexéevich

**First appearance:** 0204-i

## Who they are

A Mason who initiates Pierre into Freemasonry.

## In the story

### [Pierre's Diary: The Masonic Struggle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/war_and_peace/chapters/x)

Pierre's Masonic benefactor; appears in Pierre's dreams, offering guidance and chastising his spiritual failings, particularly regarding his marriage.

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