ðɪ ᵻstˈeɪt wʌz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmənz fɔːɹ fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv dˈeɪz, hˌuː tˈɜːnd ðə lˈiːoʊ tˈɑːlstɔɪ hˈaʊs ˌɪntʊ ɐ hˈɑːspɪɾəl, ænd dʒˈɜːmən sˈoʊldʒɚz hˌuː dˈaɪd ɪnðə hˈɑːspɪɾəl wɜː bˈɛɹid ɚɹˈaʊnd tˈɑːlstɔɪz ɡɹˈeɪv.
The estate was occupied by the Germans for 45 days, who turned the Leo Tolstoy House into a hospital, and German soldiers who died in the hospital were buried around Tolstoy's grave.