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Novgorod Republic (Russian: Новгородская республика, romanized: Novgorodskaya respublika) itself is a much later term, [19] although the polity was described as a republic as early as in the beginning of the 16th century. [20] [21] Soviet historians frequently used the terms Novgorod Feudal Republic and Novgorod Boyar ...
Veliky Novgorod (/ v ... The warmest month is July with a daily mean of 18.7 °C (65 °F), the coldest month is February with a daily mean of -6 °C (21 °F). [15]
In 980, Novgorod Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich (the Baptist), at the head of the Varangian squad, overthrew the Kiev Prince Yaropolk. In the 990s, Novgorod refused to convert to Christianity, and stood up for its faith with the supreme priest Bogumil Solovey and tysyatsky Ugonyay. Novgorod was baptized by force with "fire and sword": many ...
Nizhny Novgorod (/ ˌ n ɪ ʒ n i ˈ n ɒ v ɡ ə r ɒ d / NIZH-nee NOV-gə-rod; [14] Russian: Нижний Новгород, IPA: [ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət] ⓘ, lit. 'Lower Newtown'; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) [a] is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District in Russia.
Nizhny Novgorod was founded by Prince Yuri II of Vladimir in 4 February 1221. [1] Citizens organized an army to liberate Moscow from the Poles in 1611, led by Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky. During the Russian Empire, in 1817 Nizhny Novgorod became the country's main trading city.
Novgorod is one of the oldest Russian cities and was an important part of the Old Rus. Like many Russian cities Novgorod preserved its own local characteristics of traditional Russian culture. Despite great damages, in particular, during World War II, a large amount of medieval monuments of art, archeology, and architecture survive.
Veliky Novgorod is a city in Russia, commonly referred to as simply Novgorod. Novgorod (Russian for new town or new city) may also refer to:
Pskov Veche by Apollinary Vasnetsov (1908–1909). A veche [a] was a popular assembly during the Middle Ages.The veche is mentioned during the times of Kievan Rus' and it later became a powerful institution in Russian cities such as Novgorod and Pskov, [1] where the veche acquired great prominence and was broadly similar to the Norse thing or the Swiss Landsgemeinde. [2]