sentences:  He adopts the same deterministic view of history that Tolstoy himself expresses in the narrative chapters.For this reason he declines to join Kutuzov's staff to remain in command of his regiment, where he feels his actions are just as important, if not more important, than trying to change the course of events from a distance.In the hospital at the Borodino, Andrei meets Kuragin, on whom he wanted to take revenge.