Novgorod Republic
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The Novgorod Republic, formally known as Lord Novgorod the Great, was a city-state that existed from the 12th to 15th centuries in northwestern Russia, stretching from the Gulf of Finland in the west
Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians in 1170, fragment of a 1460 icon
Martha the Mayoress at the Destruction of the Novgorod Veche, painting by Klavdiy Lebedev, 1889
The removal of the veche bell from Novgorod, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible, 16th century
A fragment of the icon Praying Novgorodians depicting the Kuzmin boyars, 1467
Veliky Novgorod
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Veliky Novgorod, also known simply as Novgorod, is the largest city and the administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The city lies along the Volkhov River, just 6 kilometres downstream of its
Novgorod Republic
…15th centuries in northwestern Russia, stretching from the Gulf of Finland in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east. Its capital was the city of Novgorod. The republic prospered as the easternmost trading post of the Hanseatic League, and its people were much influenced by the culture of the Byzantines…
The Novgorod Detinets
The Cathedral of Saint Sophia, built in the 11th century, is a symbol of the city
The Monastery of the Tithes is one of eight ancient monasteries of the Novgorod Republic
The Angel with Golden Hair, 12th-century icon