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Novgorod - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | 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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