War and Peace · primary
Bilíbin
fictional · male
A Russian diplomat and acquaintance of Prince Andrew, known for his wit and conversational skills.
Appearances
- First: Book TWO · Chapter X · ¶ 1
- Latest: Book TWELVE · Chapter I · ¶ 13
Relationships
Friendship · Prince Andrew Bolkónski
““Ah, my dear prince! I could not have a more welcome visitor,” said Bilíbin as he came out to meet Prince Andrew.”
“Bolkónski is my guest in this house and in Brünn itself.”
Social acquaintance · Prince Andrew Bolkónski
“They had known each other previously in Petersburg, but had become more intimate when Prince Andrew was in Vienna with Kutúzov.”
Quotations
“Bilíbin, a Russian acquaintance of his in the diplomatic service”
“Ah, my dear prince! I could not have a more welcome visitor,” said Bilíbin”
“Bilíbin was a man of thirty-five, a bachelor, and of the same circle as Prince Andrew”
“malgré la haute estime que je professe pour the Orthodox Russian army, j’avoue que votre victoire n’est pas des plus victorieuses”
“Count Lichtenfels was here this morning,” Bilíbin continued”
“he remembered the Minister of War, the polite Austrian adjutant, Bilíbin, and last night’s conversation.”
“Bilíbin, their leader, called les nôtres.”
“Oh, I must give you a treat,” Bilíbin whispered to Bolkónski.”
“said Bilíbin, accompanying him to the hall.”
“Before returning to Bilíbin’s Prince Andrew had gone to a bookshop.”
“Bilíbin did not forget to pause after this mot to give time for its due appreciation.”
“recalling Bilíbin’s words”
“who was sitting at tea with Bilíbin”
“said Bilíbin, who, till then, had listened with an amused smile”
“Bilíbin was now at army headquarters in a diplomatic capacity”
“Since the day of our brilliant success at Austerlitz,” wrote Bilíbin”
“Bilíbin, who had not lost his reputation of an exceedingly clever man”
“if you marry the prince—you forever lose the chance of marrying the other”
“And having thus demolished the young man, Anna Pávlovna turned to another group where Bilíbin was talking about the Austrians”