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  Travel to Novgorod Travel to Novgorod
Novgorod is an ancient Russian city with remarkable architecture, which is situated at the distance of 180 km from St Petersburg.
Novgorod republic was formed in 1136 and lived till 1478, when it became a part of Moscow state.
Novgorod - is one of the oldest cities in Russia.
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 Brief history of Novgorod in dates - WayToRussia.Net Guide to Novgorod, Russia
Novgorod was considered to be the second main city after Kiev in Russia in the mid centuries.
Novgorod is situated in the north of Russia and was separated from the rest of country by the swamps, so tartars weren't able to reach the city.
Novgorod army was defeated and Novgorod was joined to the State of Moscow.
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 Welcome to Velikiy Novgorod / «Velikiy Novgorod» - City portal
The efforts of Novgorod Bishops in spreading and promoting the Orthodoxy were given high credit in the mid-12th century when they were elevated to the ranks of Archbishops which made the Bishops Chair of Novgorod most powerful in the Russian Orthodoxy.
Novgorod is the cradle of Russian republican and democratic traditions.
You are welcome to admire the monuments of the twelfth century Novgorod architecture - the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Yaroslav's Court and the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady in St. Anthony's Monastery, that have brought to us old fresco painting, carved iconostases, the necropolis of the 17th - 18th centuries.
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  Novgorod Icon Gallery
Novgorod Icon Gallery will help you to discover the complex and many-sided world of the old Russians icon, and to recognise the links between Russia's past and her present.
Novgorod was joined to Moscow, and the Novgorod republic ruled by the veche fell in 1478 - this was the main result of the Moscow dukes' policy and determined its success.
Until the middle of XVI century Novgorod continued to be the second in importance city in Russia; its creative potential was instrumental in developing a new national Russian style in architecture and painting.
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Novgorod's tendencies towards isolation from Kiev manifested themselves as early as the beginning of the 11th century.
The Novgorod boyars were the exponents of these tendencies with the support from the urban population, which had had to pay tribute to Kiev and supply it with soldiers for its military campaigns.
Resisting the Muscovite oppression, the government of Novgorod sought alliance with Lithuania and became an obstacle in Moscow's campaign for elimination of feudal division in Russia.
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 The_Novgorod_Bell
Novgorod was a free and sovereign city-state (hence, the title of "Lord") ruled by a town council known as *veche*.
For centuries it was the supreme legislative authority of the Novgorod Republic, empowered to hire and dismiss princes.
Legend has it that after Novgorod was pillaged by Ivan III in 1478, the veche bell, the symbol of popular sovereignty in the republic, was to be taken to Moscow.
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 Novgorod Republic - Definition, explanation
The Novgorod Feudal Republic (Новгородская феодальная республика in Russian, or Novgorodskaya feodal'naya respublika) was a feudal state in the Northwest of today's Russia between the 12th and 15th century.
Novgorod is considered to be the birthplace of the first heresies in Russia.
Resisting the Muscovite oppression, the government of Novgorod sought alliance with Lithuania and became an obstacle in Moscow’s campaign for elimination of feudal division in Rus.
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 Our Homeland [The Voice of Russia]
The Novgorod area was a thickly wooded and marshy land, a huge territory in northeastern Russia, stretching all the way to the Arctic Ocean, in the north, and to the Urals, in the east.
Novgorod sprang into existence in the 9th century on the Volkhov river, at the crossroads of the trade routes from the Baltic countries to Byzantium, which was of importance both to the Kiev Rus and the whole of Northern Europe.
The history of Novgorod is largely similar to that of the medieval Florence, a rich aristocracy-run trading republic, torn apart by the endless strife of feudal parties, and by the struggle of the poor citizens against the rich noblemen.
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 Kommersant - Russia's Daily Online
Novgorod reached the peak of its prosperity in the 13th-15th centuries.
Novgorod's extensive connections, its central position in a vast territory, and the unique combination of princely and democratic traditions in its social life all contributed to the creation of a unique phenomenon we now call "the artistic culture of medieval Novgorod".
Novgorod Region is noted for its science- and labor-intensive sectors, particularly the chemical and forest industries.
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 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Novgorod Republic
The Novgorod Republic was an early republic that existed in the North-West territory of modern day Russia, in Novgorod lands between 1136 and 1478.
The city life was governed by electable posadnik, who was the mediator between the public and Novgorod knyaz.
In 1478 the republic was annexed by Ivan III of Russia.
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 Velikiy Novgorod
Novgorod remained the third largest Russian city, however, until Ivan the Terrible sacked the city and slaughtered thousands of its inhabitants in 1570.
During the Ingrian War, Novgorod was captured by Swedish troops led by Jacob De la Gardie in summer of 1611, and restituted to Russia only in 1617 by the Treaty of Stolbovo.
In 1727, Novgorod was made an administrative centre of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, which was detached from Saint Petersburg Governorate (see Administrative divisions of Russia in 1727-1728).
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The Novgorod Republic was an early republic that once existed in the North-West territory of modern day Russia, in Novgorod lands.
It was known for its democratic traditions (veche) and limited power of knyaz.
The city life was governed by electable posadnik, who was the mediator between the public and Novgorod kniaz.
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 Novgorod - Definition, explanation
It is not to be confused with Nizhny Novgorod, on the Volga River.
The most important figure in Novgorod, besides the Prince, was the Posadnik, an official elected by the Veche from the city's aristocracy.
Novgorod remained a powerful city, however, until Ivan the Terrible sacked the city and slaughtered thousands of its inhabitants in 1570.
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 Novgorod, Russia
The Novgorod court was formally presided over by the Prince (also elected by the Veche), but his verdicts had to be confirmed by the Posadnik to become binding.
Novgorod's St Sophia is the oldest church in Russia.
In the village of Vitoslavlitsy, on the road from Novgorod to the Yuriev Monastery, a museum of ancient wooden art was established.
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 Novgorod Russia history tour kremlin fortification
Novgorod, (population 230,000 in 1990, 27,000 in 1914) the "new city", was founded in 859 A. on the Volkov River on the site of an older fortification.
Novgorod escaped the direct assault of the Mongols in the 1240's but was forced to accept Mongol overlords and pay tribute in taxes and troops.
Novgorod's efforts reached a head in 1470 when the boyars invited Prince Mikhail Olel'kovich of Lithuania to be their prince and began negotiations toward closer union with King Casimir, but this was not a popular goal for many of the lower classes.
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 Sokol Tours: Destinations: Novgorod Veliky (continue)
The annexation of Novgorod republic to Moscow Principality at the end of the 15th century resulted in the united Russian State with Moscow as its capital.
Novgorod is the cradle of Russian republican and democratic traditions.
Novgorod’s unique political structure, spiritual freedom, and territorial independence were highly conducive to the evolution of culture and art.
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The Novgorod Feudal Republic (Новгородская феодальная республика or Novgorodskaya feodal'naya respublika in Russian) was a powerful medieval state which stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains between the 12th and 15th century.
Sophia of Novgorod (Дом святой Софии) — the main ecclesiastic establishment of Novgorod — was their chief rival in terms of landownership.
Refusing to give up their political privileges, some of the Novgorodian boyars wanted the Republic to become a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, then newly formed from the union of the old Lithuanian state with Poland.
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 Novgorod - Russian Women Romance and Marriage Tours
Veliky Novgorod (not to be confused with the city of Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga River) is situated on the North-West of Russia, 180 kilometers from Saint-Petersburg and 524 kilometers from Moscow.
Novgorod was first mentioned as a fortress in the chronicles of 859, and this date is accepted as a starting point of the city's age.
At Veliky Novgorod height, in the 14th century, its population rose to c.400, 000.
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In the XII-XV centuries Novgorod was the capital of the Novgorod feudal republic, the largest state formation of medieval Europe.
Novgorod the Great was the most eastern settlement of the Hanseatic trade union.
Since 1992 all monuments of Novgorod are protected by UNESCO as a part of the world cultural heritage.
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 Republic of Petrograd and Novgorod - IBWiki
The Republic of Petrograd and Novgorod is a member state of the Russian Federation.
In the year 862, one of the Nassland's military leaders, Budiniss Booan Volimir Volimiriss, sized Novgorod and became a Novgorodian prince (knjaz) and dissevering Novgorod from Sedigordian principality.
The RPN is limited by: Nassland (NW), the Barentsz Sea (N), Nenetsia (NE), the Komi Republic (E), the Vozgian Republic (SE), Muscovy (S), Belarus (SW), Latvia (W), Estonia (W), and the Baltic Sea (W).
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 Republic of Karelia Summary
Tver, Novgorod, and Pihkova Karelians are descendants of Orthodox refugees who escaped from Karelian and Ingrian territories around Lake Ladoga to remote settlements throughout Russia after the signing of the Stolbova Treaty of 1617, which allowed Sweden to annex the province of Ingria.
Historically Karelia was a region to the northwest of Russia, east of present-day Finland, controlled by the Novgorod Republic.
The Constitution of the Republic of Karelia was adopted on February 12, 2001.
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 History of Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kiev's dominance waned, to the benefit of Vladimir-Suzdal in the north-east, Novgorod in the north, and Halych-Volhynia in the south-west.
The impact of the Mongol invasion on the territories of Kievan Rus' was uneven.
The history of Russia between 1922 and 1991 is essentially the history of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or Soviet Union.
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 Veliky Novgorod for tourists
Novgorod was first mentioned as a fortress in the chronicles of 859, and this date is accepted as a starting point of the city's age.
From the year 1136 and on, Novgorod became "free in princes", which means that princes were invited for a period of time (usually during the wars).
Veliky Novgorod is situated on the North-West of Russia, 180 kilometers from Saint-Petersburg and 524 kilometers from Moscow.
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 Novgorod History
The right of Novgorod to select its own princes, that was granted in the middle of the twelfth century, attracted princes to the Novgorod throne, and thus provided favorable conditions to maintain the unity of Russian lands tending to be feudally divided.
The annexation of Novgorod republic to Moscow Principality at the end of the 15th century resulted in the united Russian State with Moscow as a capital.
In the course of over 600 years until 1478, all vital decisions on its life and foreign policy were taken by the "veche", meaning the ancient parliament comprising the representatives of the town aristocratic families.
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 The Republic of Karelia - Regional Profile from the Russian American Chamber of Commerce®
The capital of the Republic is the city of Petrozavodsk situated on the shore of Onego lake (280 000 inhabitants).
The unique geographical location of the republic, the border of Russia and the EU, the historical specialization of the Karelian economy allowed it to join the ranks of export-oriented regions of Russia, where the share of the exports in the total volume of output exceeds 40%.
One of the priorities of the foreign ties of the Republic is the bilateral cooperation with Finland, which is implemented on the basis of the Russian-Finnish agreement on cooperation on contiguous territories signed in 1992.
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 WHKMLA : History of Russia : Republic of Novgorod, 13th and 14th Century
In practice, the VECHE, the assembly of the city of Novgorod, was in charge; hence the title REPUBLIC OF NOVGOROD.
Novgorod was a major trading centre located on the eastern end of a trade network covering the Baltic and the North Sea.
Novgorod regarded large parts of the area taken by the intruders as their domain and assisted the local population in resisting, without lasting success.
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