In this article is written about man and philanthropy in Leo Tolstoy's work "War and Peace". At the end of the last century, L. N. Tolstoy called for moral self-improvement as a necessary condition for the development of all mankind. In the novel "War and Peace" these thoughts of Tolstoy are embodied in the moral quest of his favorite heroes, their spiritual beauty, the beauty of human relations. Relations between Tolstoy's characters are imbued with moral spirituality. This is especially true in family life. At the same time, three families are described in the center of the novel: Bolkonsky, Rostov and Kuragin