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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 ə ˈ l iː k i ˈ n ɒ v ɡ ə r ɒ d / və-LEE-kee NOV-gə-rod; Russian: Великий Новгород, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət]; lit. ' Great Newtown '), [10] also known simply as Novgorod (Новгород), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the accepted version, checked on 2 February 2025. There are template/file changes awaiting review. Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 to 1015 "Prince Vladimir" redirects here. For the 2006 Russian film, see Prince Vladimir. In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sviatoslavich. Vladimir the Great Vladimir's effigy ...
Vladimir Yaroslavich (Russian: Владимир Ярославич; Old Norse: Valdamarr Jarizleifsson; [1] 1020 – October 4, 1052) was Prince of Novgorod from 1036 until his death in 1052. [2] He was the eldest son of Yaroslav I the Wise by Ingegerd Olofsdotter , a daughter of Olof Skötkonung , the king of Sweden . [ 3 ]
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 ...
As the author of Ivan the Terrible (Ivan Grozny), R.G. Skrynnikov stated, "the sack of Novgorod is the most repulsive episode in the brutal history of the oprichnina. The cruel, senseless slaughter of innocent people made oprichnina synonymous with lawlessness and excess."
Novgorod was one of few areas of Rus not affected by the Mongol invasions, and therefore, in particular, active ecclesiastical construction was continuing in Novgorod in the 14th century, while it was stale in the rest of Rus. Novgorod was as well the seat of archbishop and an important cultural center. The earliest known Russian manuscripts ...
In this way, the prince of Novgorod was no longer the "ruler" of Novgorod but became an elective or appointed official of the city-state. [10] That being said, the traditional view of the prince being invited in or dismissed at will is an oversimplification of a long and complex history of the office.