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Veliky Novgorod ( Russian: Великий Новгород, lit. 'Great Newtown', IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət] ), [11] also known simply as Novgorod ( Новгород ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the oldest cities in Russia, [12] being first mentioned in the 9th century.
- 90 km² (30 sq mi)
- Russia
- 25 m (82 ft)
- Novgorod Oblast
t. e. The Novgorod Republic ( Russian: Новгородская республика, romanized : Novgorodskaya respublika) was a medieval state that existed from the 12th to 15th centuries in northern Russia, stretching from the Gulf of Finland in the west to the northern Ural Mountains in the east. Its capital was the city of Novgorod.
Russia - Novgorod, History, Culture: Novgorod arose in the 9th century as one of the earliest centres of the exploitation of the forest hinterland and remained the most important commercial centre of the Kievan period. The changes of the latter Kievan period did not diminish the town’s importance, for it benefited both from the increased activity of the Hanseatic League and from the ...
Veliky Novgorod, city and administrative centre of Novgorod oblast (region), northwestern Russia, on the Volkhov River just below its outflow from Lake Ilmen. Veliky Novgorod (commonly shortened to Novgorod) is one of the oldest Russian cities, first mentioned in chronicles of 859.
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Oct 3, 2017 · The town that gave Russia its name. Novgorod was established as a major Varangian (Viking) trade settlement (Credit: Walter Bibikow/Getty Images) While residents of Moscow and St Petersburg argue ...
In total, more than 1100 such letters were found in Novgorod and about 100 in other cities of medieval Russia. The analysis of Novgorod’s birch-bark letters allowed scholars to reconstruct the ...
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings. Situated on the ancient trade route between Central Asia and northern Europe, Novgorod was Russia's first capital in the 9th century. Surrounded by churches and monasteries, it was a centre for Orthodox spirituality as well as Russian architecture. Its medieval monuments and the 14th-century ...
