ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn tˈɑːlstɔɪ tˈɜːnd ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ ɐ skˈuːl fɚðə pˈɛzənt tʃˈɪldɹən ʌv hɪz ᵻstˈeɪt, wˌɛɹ hiː pɹˈæktɪst hɪz θˈiəɹiz ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən.
In 1859 Tolstoy turned it into a school for the peasant children of his estate, where he practised his theories of education.