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Natasha Rostova! Throughout the story “War and Peace” by Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, this amazing heroine, the daughter of the rich Count Rostov, lives her whole life. She suffers and cries, laughs and rejoices, worries, sometimes yearns, turning from a naive child into an adult. beautiful girl, and then into a woman.

Thus, the image of Natasha, who has endured many trials, is gradually revealed to the reader.

Teenager Natasha: “no longer a child, but not a girl yet”

We first see Natasha as a thirteen-year-old teenage girl, enjoying her birthday, a big holiday celebrated in honor of her name day.

“A dark-eyed, big-mouthed, ugly, but lively girl, with her childish open shoulders that had popped out of her bodice from fast running, with her black curls tumbling back, thin bare arms and small legs in lace pantaloons and open shoes, was in that cute the age when a girl is no longer a child, and a child is not yet a girl,” is how the author characterizes it.

She is childishly spontaneous, cheerful, and those around her notice this. Although the girl is spoiled a little by her mother, this does not prevent her from remaining open and honest.

Natasha's youth

Natasha's external ugliness is smoothed over by her kind and sweet character. Living by the laws that her heart dictates, the heroine of the novel remains true to her principles, regardless of people’s opinions. Often a girl obeys her inner instincts, without thinking about what she is doing. In her youth, Natasha comes into contact with the deceitful and feigned secular world, and it - well, only for a while - drowns out the pure and bright impulses of the soul in her, forcing her to be guided by someone else's opinion imposed on her. So, following the advice of the deceitful and vile Helen, Natasha initially accepts the advances of Anatoly Kuragin and cannot understand who she loves more: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky (the first meeting with whom took place on the Rostov estate) or him.

It is extremely difficult to understand the feelings of a young girl who is just starting life, and she makes a mistake, as a result of which she suffers from remorse and reproaches herself.

Yes, Natasha cheated on Andrey, but this was to some extent provoked by his behavior. At this time, the only consolation for her was none other than Pierre Bezukhov, a man with a childish soul.
After experiencing a mental crisis, Natasha is again full of hope for the future.

Throughout the novel War and Peace, the reader can notice how prone to pity and compassion Natasha is. One day, seeing her close friend Sonya crying, the girl began to cry too, not even knowing the reason for her tears.

On the way to maturity

The year 1812 became a turning point in the fate of Natasha Rostova. The approaching French attack on Russia stirred up new feelings in the girl.

She understands that she can save her Fatherland: “In peace, all together, without differences in class, without enmity, and united by brotherly love, we will pray,” thought Natasha Rostova. “Only in prayer did she feel able to clearly and calmly remember both Prince Andrei and Anatole, as people for whom her feelings were destroyed in comparison with her feeling of fear and reverence for God...”

In this very difficult time, some episodes emphasize the sacrifice of Natasha Rostova, her desire to help the victims. In a difficult situation, the girl sees no other way out than to ask her parents to use their carts to transport wounded soldiers, and under no circumstances leave them in Moscow to their fate.

“...The wounded, that’s who! – Natasha exclaims, indignant at her parents’ intentions. - Mama, what do we need to take away, just look at what’s in the yard! Mama! This can't be!

Later, the girl discovered that Andrei Bolkonsky was among the victims.

The girl looked after her beloved with her characteristic dedication, but, unfortunately, this did not help him: Andrei died. This terrible grief was followed by another - the death on the battlefield of Petya Rostov’s younger brother. But this prompted the girl to even greater self-denial: Natasha day and night takes care of her sick mother, who was taken to bed by the terrible news. “But suddenly love for her mother showed her that the essence of her life - love - was still alive in her.

Love woke up, and life woke up,” the author describes the girl’s state of mind.

She is gradually growing up, and qualities such as diligence, optimism, and responsiveness are increasingly noticeable in her character, which will undoubtedly help her when creating her own family.

Natasha Rostova - mother and wife

The dramatic changes that occurred in Natasha Rostova after her marriage to Count Pierre Bezukhov (who, to Natasha’s great joy, returned alive from captivity) were noticed by everyone around her. She had noticeably gained weight, but now there was something else that attracted her to the woman: her amazing love for her family, her care for Pierre, her respect for him as a husband and father of children. “Her facial features were defined and had an expression of calm softness and clarity. In her face there was not, as before, that incessantly burning fire of revival that made up her charm. Now only her face and body were often visible, but her soul was not visible at all,” this is how the author describes his beloved heroine Natasha, who became a woman.

It is not surprising that even after seven years of marriage he feels solid ground under his feet, because he sees himself reflected in his wife.

Three daughters, one son, family happiness and prosperity - this is the reward for perseverance and courage in the trials Natasha endured. Now she firmly knows that together with her husband they can overcome all adversity, and therefore she is happy, even having flatly refused social pleasures.

“Since her marriage, Natasha lived with her husband in Moscow, in St. Petersburg, and in a village near Moscow, and with her mother, that is, with Nikolai. The young Countess Bezukhova was rarely seen in society, and those who did were left dissatisfied with her...”

Well. You can't please everyone. The main thing is that Natasha found her calling - to serve her husband and children. And she did it just as selflessly.

Natasha Rostova is central female character epic novel "War and Peace" by L.N. Tolstoy and his favorite heroine. The action of the novel covers the period from 1805 to 1820, and during this time we follow how the character of Natasha develops.

We first see Natasha as a thirteen-year-old teenager. She is still awkward and ugly, her hair is pulled back in black curls, but she is sincere and at the same time beautiful in her spontaneity. The heroine is still an ugly duckling, but who is already ready to turn into beautiful swan. She has extraordinary musical abilities, she is endowed with an amazing voice, spontaneous and responsive. At the same time, the heroine has a strong character, with an unbending moral core.

Natasha grows up in an atmosphere of happiness, love and gaiety that is characteristic of the Rostov family.

The Rostov house in Moscow is always full of life, but the life of the family in Otradnoye is no less idyll, where the heroine is surrounded by magnificent landscapes, she participates in Christmas games and fortune-telling. But it is known that the classics always depicted their favorite heroes in unity with nature and in direct connection with national traditions.

As the plot develops, the heroine turns into an attractive, lively girl who knows how to feel. Natasha is capable of self-sacrifice; she is no stranger to high spiritual impulses. So, she decisively burns her hand, proving her friendship and love to Sonya, takes part in the fate of the wounded when she gives carts to take them out of burning Moscow. During Patriotic War 1812 Natasha takes a responsible position. She is confident and courageous. She does not evaluate what is happening, but obeys her life principles, which her sincere and pure character dictates to her. It is the heroine who saves her mother from mental insanity after the death of Petya; she takes care of the seriously wounded Prince Andrei. However, Tolstoy does not idealize his heroine; selfish motives are often traced in her behavior; her actions are not always dictated by reason; according to the author, she “does not deign to be smart.” However, this characteristic, unflattering in the modern sense, speaks of the main distinctive feature Natasha's image - emotionality and intuitive sensitivity. She strives to live life to the fullest, wants to love and be loved. But her emotionality and amorousness played a bad joke on her: being engaged to Andrei Bolkonsky, she becomes interested in Anatoly Kuragin, a clearly unworthy object of her attention. Only when she wakes up from this obsession and meets the wounded Prince Andrei in Mytishchi, she realizes her guilt and grabs the opportunity to atone for it. Caring for Prince Andrei revives her to life.

The role of wife and mother played by Natasha Rostova in the epilogue of the novel is not accidental. The heroine becomes the wife of Pierre Bezukhov, who is close to her in spirit, because it was he who, at the beginning of the novel, saw in a thirteen-year-old girl a beautiful and sublime soul with a rich inner world.

In the epilogue of the novel, Natasha is completely immersed in family concerns; she shares her husband’s interests and understands him. The author paints Natasha as he thinks she should be ideal woman. “Natasha got married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 she already had three daughters and one son, whom she wanted and now fed herself,” writes Tolstoy, calling his heroine “a strong, beautiful and fertile female.” But Natasha Rostova sees the meaning of her life in this. This characteristic of the heroine, given in the epilogue, once again indicates that Natasha seems to be a part of nature, she even thinks not with her mind, “but with her whole being, that is, with her flesh.” Natasha accepts the role of a voluntary and happy slave: “Natasha in her house put herself on the foot of her husband’s slave.” The heroine loves and is loved. And this is for her the true content of a full and happy life.

Updated: 2012-03-15

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More than 30 personal exhibitions artist in Italy, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Norway, Austria, Estonia, USA, Russia.
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Velikiy Novgorod

« Now I understand her..."

(Psychological picture Natasha Rostova)

Natasha Rostova is a narcissistic, fickle girl who demands special attention, - this is the initial opinion I had about this heroine. When we started studying the novel, I told the teacher with firm confidence: “I will talk about anyone, but not about Natasha. She betrayed Andrei Bolkonsky, she has no forgiveness.” My friends argued with me, but the textbook said that Natasha is my favorite heroine

L. N. Tolstoy. There were too many questions that needed answers, because I had to defend my point of view.

Now I understand how wrong I was. My project “Psychological Portrait of Natasha Rostova” allowed me to get acquainted with the history of the development of the psychological portrait in Russian literature of the 19th century, discover the secret of the heroine’s name, study the biography of Tatyana Bers-Kuzminskaya, the prototype of Natasha Rostova, and the writer himself.

I was convinced that in the novel “War and Peace” L.N. Tolstoy used the first type of psychological portrait: he emphasized the correspondence of the heroine’s appearance with her inner world, showed us that a person’s appearance is a mirror of his soul, especially if this person is open, sincere, unable and unwilling to pretend. But in order to accurately, in accordance with the truth of life, depict the experiences of other people, it is necessary to study your own. Tolstoy used this method, never tired of observing the movements of his soul throughout his life and recording them in his diaries.

Continuing the traditions of A.S. Pushkin, who was the first to leave picturesque portrait to the psychological, the writer draws our attention to those details appearance heroines who carry information about thoughts, feelings, experiences and moods. At one time, M. Gorky noted this amazing gift of Tolstoy, his ability to create accurate psychological portraits, and N.G. Chernyshevsky, with extraordinary insight, emphasized the enormous role of the author’s introspection in psychological analysis.

To create a psychological portrait of Natasha, I turned to the work of M.Yu. Lermontov, who, along with L. Tolstoy, F.M. Dostoevsky, A.P. Chekhov, is a follower of the Pushkin tradition. In my opinion, the chapter “Maksim Maksimych” from the novel “A Hero of Our Time” gives us an example of a psychological portrait of Grigory Aleksandrovich Pechorin, where the internal qualities of the character can be seen through his external appearance.

Psychological portrait of Natasha Rostova

Initially, it is difficult to understand what is happening in the heroine’s soul after the act she has committed. Did Natasha really want to hurt her loved one? It seemed that she was not aware of her guilt and enjoyed the fact that all her close people felt sorry for her and reassured her. But, in fact, Natasha understood that with her rash act she had caused pain to a loved one. The sincere feeling of repentance, which did not leave her until her reconciliation with Prince Andrei, revealed to me all the secrets of her image: subtle soul and a vulnerable heart that never wished harm on anyone.

The first time we meet Natasha “at that sweet age when the girl is no longer a child, and the child is not yet a girl.” “Big mouth”, “shining black eyes”, “black curls tumbling back” and a constant smile on the face reveal our inner world main character novel. She is full of life, feelings, ready to enjoy every moment and believe in a happy future. The flushed, “birthday-radiant” Natasha struck me with her sincerity: radiant eyes, full of light, kindness, childish innocence, illuminated everything around. She was still far from secular society, did not know what lies and hypocrisy were, and with every part of her heart she loved everyone who surrounded her. Marya Dmitrievna gives an exact description of the thirteen-year-old girl, calling her “Cossack” and “potion-girl.” And Natasha seems to be constantly trying to live up to these definitions: she runs, screams loudly, hugs her “mom and dad,” and attracts everyone’s attention. According to Tolstoy, she was ugly. Here the author does not pay any attention to the details of clothing (we casually read about small legs in lace pantaloons), he is only interested in how the heroine behaves. It seems that even now, on the first pages of the novel, he admires her. After all, Natasha was not at all afraid of looking bad, either because she considered herself quite nice, or because rash actions were characteristic of her age.

In the second volume, the author takes the heroine through many trials that will radically change her life in the future. We see a matured Natasha, she is 15 years old, but in the eyes of the author she remains the same sweet and simple girl, a kind of guardian angel for those around her. Many episodes of the novel talk about how she inspires people, makes them better, kinder, and returns their love to life. It was Natasha’s “desperately animated” eyes that helped Nikolai Rostov, who came home on vacation in 1806, to forget at least for a while about the war and feel happy for the first time in a year and a half. It seems to me that the choice of the heroine’s name is dictated by its meaning. The fact is that the name "Natasha" in modern version translation means “Christmas, born on Christmas” (from Lat.NatalisDomini). Throughout the novel we find confirmation that the heroine lives not with her mind, but with her heart. She still does not know how and does not want to hide her feelings: without hesitation, she hugs Denisov, squeals with joy and laughs loudly. This was, in my opinion, main feature Tolstoy’s favorite heroine: she knew how to fully feel every moment of her life, love life and give this love to others. When Prince Andrey first sees Natasha in Otradnoye, he sincerely does not understand why she can be so happy. But this meeting gives him the right to love life.

At her first ball, Natasha looked reserved; her majestic manners and posture seemed to indicate that she was ready for such a solemn event. But, in fact, she was overwhelmed with feelings, her eyes betrayed the girl’s confusion, she, of course, was afraid of looking worse than others. She was wearing a white smoky dress that emphasized her young breasts. Natasha felt the attention of others, but still expected something more.

She wanted to have fun and dance all evening, because she had no equal in this. The frightened look, the lowered thin hands emphasized the heroine’s excitement, everything indicated that she was waiting for a gentleman. Finally, Natasha’s desperate face caught the eye of Prince Andrei Bolkonsky. Immersed in light dance, she suddenly came to life, and her face lit up with a grateful smile. The observant prince immediately noted that the girl’s eyes and smile expressed her inner happiness.

The feelings that arose between Prince Andrei and Natasha made the young heroine very wary. For her it was a special world, new and unknown, experiences affected her manners and behavior: clasped hands pressed to her heart, her voice trembles, her gaze is distant. Hearing the long-awaited words of love from Bolkonsky, Natasha began to cry. Internally, she could not come to terms with this news, did not believe in what was happening, she was happy, but not for long.

The long separation of the young people made itself felt. Frown brows, compressed lips, uncontrollable tears - everything indicated that the girl was having a hard time withstand- ing separation. Natasha already knew Andrei very little, and six months later she began to be afraid of him and the unknown that awaited her ahead. She became unsure of herself, was sad, was afraid to forget Andrei, and could not find a place for herself. In it hard time she needed the support of her loved one, his presence nearby. But fate decreed otherwise.

I believe that it was the visit to the Bolkonskys that pushed Natasha to further action. Monotonous mandatory letters The girl was annoyed; she was tired of waiting. And this “warm” welcome from her lover’s father made her more wary and alienated her from Andrei, no matter how much she tried to convince herself of this. In his best dress She endured the humiliation with dignity, but with tears in her throat.

Natasha clearly feels uncomfortable in the theater: she crumples the poster and watches the stage indifferently. Anatoly Kuragin's attention seems to bring her back to life. After communicating with him, she tries to fight the feeling that has arisen. The heroine is confused and bashful, but at the same time she is pleased by Anatole’s presence. He seems like a person you can trust. She still does not understand that Anatole did not take her seriously, the whole performance he staged was just a game.

Why did she decide so quickly that she loved Anatole? Of course, at first glance it seems that she has no excuse, and if she lacked support, she could turn to Pierre for advice. But we are talking about a young, inexperienced girl who just wants to be loved not in words, but in reality. The test of separation for a year was beyond the strength of this fragile girl. Anatole just happened to be nearby, intoxicated her with what she lacked - in beautiful words about love, and Natasha in Hard time succumbed to temptation.

After breaking up with Bolkonsky, the girl changed a lot: she completely gave up singing and spent all her time in church. The way she reproached herself for what she had done, asked God for forgiveness, felt guilty for any joy, justified her. But she couldn't completely let go of her action. For this, she needed a conversation with Prince Andrei.

After the news that Prince Andrei was wounded and was in the Rostov transports, Natasha became not herself. She thought only about him, longed to meet him. The heroine's mechanical movements, fixed gaze, and silence indicated that she had already made a decision. A touching meeting, tears of happiness and repentance, two loving hearts... and again Natasha’s “shining eyes”.

True love still won, the heroine realized that all this time Andrei lived in her heart. It was this feeling that did not allow her to let him go, forgive herself, forget everything that happened. The girl tenderly cared for her beloved, atoning for her guilt before him and before herself. This helped her move on with her life happily...

Over the years, she has changed, becoming the complete opposite of that young girl who craved social evenings and attention to herself. She devoted herself entirely to her family, becoming a loving mother and wife. Her eyes were filled with calm softness and clarity, and she herself was “neither sweet nor amiable.” The smoothness of her movements, unhurriedness, and measured speech indicated that she had finally found her place in life, where she felt comfortable and cozy.

Elena Gribova, 10th grade student

Teacher: Komova O.N.

Natasha Rostova is the central female character in the epic novel “War and Peace” by L.N. Tolstoy and his favorite heroine. The action of the novel covers the period from 1805 to 1820, and during this time we follow how the character of Natasha develops.

We first see Natasha as a thirteen-year-old teenager. She is still awkward and ugly, her hair is pulled back in black curls, but she is sincere and at the same time beautiful in her spontaneity.

The heroine is still an ugly duckling, but who is ready to turn into a beautiful swan. She has extraordinary musical abilities, she is endowed with an amazing voice, she is spontaneous and responsive. At the same time, the heroine has a strong character, with an unbending moral core.

Natasha grows up in an atmosphere of happiness, love and gaiety that is characteristic of the Rostov family. The Rostov house in Moscow is always full of life, but the life of the family in Otradnoye is no less idyll, where the heroine is surrounded by magnificent landscapes, she participates in Christmas games and fortune-telling. But it is known that the classics always depicted their favorite heroes in unity with nature and in direct connection with national traditions.

As the plot develops, the heroine turns into an attractive, lively girl who knows how to feel. Natasha is capable of self-sacrifice; she is no stranger to high spiritual impulses. So, she decisively burns her hand, proving her friendship and love to Sonya, takes part in the fate of the wounded when she gives carts to take them out of burning Moscow. During the Patriotic War of 1812, Natasha took a responsible position. She is confident and courageous. She does not evaluate what is happening, but obeys her life principles, which her sincere and pure character dictates to her. It is the heroine who saves her mother from mental insanity after the death of Petya; she takes care of the seriously wounded Prince Andrei. However, Tolstoy does not idealize his heroine; selfish motives are often traced in her behavior; her actions are not always dictated by reason; according to the author, she “does not deign to be smart.” However, this characteristic, unflattering in the modern sense, speaks of the main distinguishing feature of Natasha’s image - emotionality and intuitive sensitivity. She strives to live life to the fullest, wants to love and be loved. But her emotionality and amorousness played a bad joke on her: being engaged to Andrei Bolkonsky, she becomes interested in Anatoly Kuragin, a clearly unworthy object of her attention. Only when she wakes up from this obsession and meets the wounded Prince Andrei in Mytishchi, she realizes her guilt and grabs the opportunity to atone for it. Caring for Prince Andrei revives her to life.

The role of wife and mother played by Natasha Rostova in the epilogue of the novel is not accidental. The heroine becomes the wife of Pierre Bezukhov, who is close to her in spirit, because it was he who, at the beginning of the novel, saw in a thirteen-year-old girl a beautiful and sublime soul with a rich inner world.

In the epilogue of the novel, Natasha is completely immersed in family concerns; she shares her husband’s interests and understands him. The author paints Natasha as, in his opinion, an ideal woman should be. “Natasha got married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 she already had three daughters and one son, whom she wanted and now fed herself,” writes Tolstoy, calling his heroine “a strong, beautiful and fertile female.” But Natasha Rostova sees the meaning of her life in this. This characteristic of the heroine, given in the epilogue, once again indicates that Natasha seems to be a part of nature, she even thinks not with her mind, “but with her whole being, that is, with her flesh.” Natasha accepts the role of a voluntary and happy slave: “Natasha in her house put herself on the foot of her husband’s slave.” The heroine loves and is loved. And this is for her the true content of a full and happy life.

One of the most striking and attractive images of the novel is the image of Natasha Rostova. Like a light spring breeze, this gentle, fragile girl bursts into the boring, prim surrounding life, refreshes her, fills her with energy and infects everyone with her happiness. “Unable to hold on any longer, she jumped and ran out of the room as quickly as her fast legs could carry her,” - this is how we see Natasha in the first pages of the novel. She will remain the same in the future, having withstood many tests, going through difficulties and disappointments. Because the spiritual purity and beauty of this girl cannot be overshadowed by any vicissitudes of fate.

* “No, look what a moon it is!.. Oh, how lovely! Come here. Well, do you see? So I would squat down, like this, grab myself under the knees - tighter, as tight as possible, you have to strain - and fly. Like this!"

These were the first words that Andrei Bolkonsky heard from the lips of Natasha Rostova. And these words, as well as the great energy of joy and happiness, seemed to turn over his entire inner world, his entire past life. Natasha, like a beautiful bird, flew through life, carrying with her not only Prince Andrei, but everyone who came across her. The inner world of Tolstoy’s heroine is revealed to us through individual strokes to her portrait. It is enough to pay attention to her eyes: “curious”, “pleading”, “shining”, “somewhat mocking” or “sadly questioning”.

Russian nature is its element. Let us remember the days the heroine spent in Otradnoye: racing in troikas on a frosty Christmas night, dancing with mummers, games, singing. These scenes reflect all the charm of Natasha Rostova’s nature, her close connection with folk life. Her simplicity and naturalness are explained by the fact that she “knew how to understand everything that was in Anisya, and in Anisya’s father, and in her aunt, and in her mother, and in every Russian person.” She experiences the pain and suffering of the soldiers who defended their homeland as her own. That is why she feels an incredible surge of spiritual strength. She gives all the carts to the wounded, leaves things behind, because she simply cannot imagine that she could do anything differently in this situation. What does all the wealth mean now, when we're talking about about saving Russian soldiers and officers?!

Tolstoy's heroine lives not with her mind, but with her heart. And the heart never deceives. That’s why Natasha Rostova understood people so well and could always come to their aid. She understands Nikolenka’s feelings when he lost almost his entire fortune. That evening Natasha sang only for her brother, and he, listening to her voice, forgot about all the troubles. She understands Denisov well, who proposed to her. She feels sorry for him and understands that “he didn’t mean to say it, but he accidentally said it.” In the successful Boris Drubetsky, her childhood fiancé, she was able to easily discern a petty, vain self-lover and careerist. There was no way this man could become a companion to such a sensitive and open girl as Rostova. Possessing a tremendous capacity for compassion, Natasha begins to cry along with Sonya, not even knowing the reason for her friend’s tears, but “only because Sonya was crying.”

Tolstoy's heroine is distinguished by amazing emotionality, openness, and spiritual integrity. She is capable of deep affection and strong feelings, she is open-hearted and sincere both in joy and in suffering.

Being an open, sincere person, Natasha does not understand all the falsity of the society around her. It seems to her that everyone is equally kind, sweet, beautiful people who truly love each other. This probably happens because she herself strives with all her soul for universal love and friendship. The reluctance to see negative traits often leads the heroine to rash actions. So, she was not immediately able to unravel the true nature of Anatoly Kuragin, who only used and deceived her.

Tolstoy's heroine is characterized by pure, sincere love for people. Natasha Rostova and love are inseparable. She sincerely loves her father and mother, Nikolai and Sonya... But she is especially full of peace of mind reveals his love for Volkonsky. Having gone through many life trials, this love has retained its purity, depth and tenderness. Natasha fell in love with Prince Andrei at first sight. When he invited her to a waltz, her face lit up with a happy, almost childish smile. “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time,” this frightened and happy girl with his smile, beaming because of the tears that were ready to shed, raising his hand on Prince Andrei’s shoulder.” The girl’s heart filled with happiness and joy from the knowledge that she could become this man’s wife. Natasha was very worried about the upcoming separation from her groom: “Red and excited, with dry eyes, she walked around the house that day, doing the most insignificant things, as if not understanding what awaited her... “Don’t leave!” - she just said to him in a voice that made him think about whether he really needed to stay, and which he remembered for a long time.”

Young Rostova did not seem to fully understand what was happening to her. After Bolkonsky's departure, she feels confused. Without thinking about what she was doing, the girl simply opened up to her feelings. Sometimes these feelings turned out to be wrong - as in the case of Anatole. Only after some time real love woke up in Natasha's soul, she fully realized her feelings for Andrei. It was a joyful and new feeling that absorbed Rostova entirely, bringing her back to life.

In the image of Natasha Rostova, Tolstoy embodied all those qualities that, according to the author, should be present in the soul of every real person, the qualities that he himself valued most in people. His heroine is a cheerful, sensitive, natural, spontaneous girl. She is distinguished by her talent, the ability to see and understand the soul of another person, her willingness to help, and her subtle intuition. She loves people and does only good to everyone, she strives to live life to the fullest, enjoy every minute she lives. And radiate warmth and light every minute. In fact, Tolstoy’s heroine, thanks to her unique spiritual qualities, the wealth of her inner world, becomes a bright ray of light in a boring and gray secular society.