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.
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.