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Márya Perónskaya

A relative and chaperone for Natásha at her first grand ball in St. Petersburg.

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Also known as Perónskaya, Márya Ignátevna Perónskaya

First appearance: xii

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PMPrincess Márya…NRNikoláy RostóvBDBorís DrubetskóyAKAnatole KuráginVRVéra RostóvaMPMárya Perónskaya

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See Márya Perónskaya in xii