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Rostov family, fictional characters, members of one of the central families in the epic novel War and Peace (1865–69) by Leo Tolstoy. The Rostov family is headed by the Count, a well-meaning but ineffectual nobleman who manages his business affairs poorly. The Countess, who arranges advantageous marriages for her children, is pretentious and shallow. The eldest daughter, Vera, is rigid and formal. By contrast, her sister, Natasha, is a beautiful young woman of great personal...

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