Thread: Ivan and Lizaveta. Please look over the translation.

Dom v peterburge gde Ivan otravilsya bil krasivoe zdanie b neoklassicheskom stile. Bol'shoi sad tozhe bil ochen' krasivii. Chislo stupenek dostigat' portik doma bilo trinadtsat'.

The house in St.Petersburg where Ivan was poisoned was a beatiful building in the neoclassical style. The big garden was also very beautiful. the number of steps to reach the porch of the house was thirteen.

Dom v peterburge gde Ivan otravilsya bil krasivoe zdanie b neoklassicheskom stile. = Дом в Петербурге, где Иван отравился был красивым зданием в неоклассическом стиле.

Bol'shoi sad tozhe bil ochen' krasivii. Chislo stupenek dostigat' portik doma bilo trinadtsat'. = Большой сад был тоже очень красивый. Количество ступенек до порога дома было тринадцать. (или количество ступенек ровнялось тринадцати)

If you mean "Ivan was poisoned (by smb)" you`d better say "Ivan BYL otravilEN..." It will be more exactly.
(as I understand, smb put a poison in his meal)

We can say "Ivan otravilsya" if we mean "he ate some bad meal" or "he took poison of his own free will"