ðeɪ wɜː bˈɔːɹn ɔnðə sˈeɪm lˈɛðɚ sˈoʊfə wˌɛɹ tˈɑːlstɔɪ hɪmsˈɛlf wʌz bˈɔːɹn, wˌɪtʃ wʌz kˈɛpt ɪn hɪz stˈʌdi nˈɛkst tə hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ dˈɛsk, ænd ɪz stˈɪl ðɛɹ tədˈeɪ.
They were born on the same leather sofa where Tolstoy himself was born, which was kept in his study next to his writing desk, and is still there today.