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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.
- Cathedral of St. Sophia
The Novgorod cathedral also differs strikingly from its...
- Novgorod Republic
v. t. e. The Novgorod Republic ( Russian: Новгородская...
- Cathedral of St. Sophia
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, Russia. During the 12th century, Novgorod was engaged in prolonged struggles with the princes of Suzdal and gained victories in 1169 and 1216. Although the town avoided destruction in the great Tatar invasion of 1238–40, Tatar suzerainty was acknowledged. Under Alexander Nevsky, prince of Vladimir, Novgorod’s defenders ...
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The city is located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in Central Russia, with a population of over 1.2 million residents, [15] up to roughly 1.7 million residents in the urban agglomeration. [16] Nizhny Novgorod is the sixth-largest city in Russia, the second-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District.
- 514.56 km² (198.67 sq mi)
- 1221
- 200 m (700 ft)
- Russia
Mar 14, 2024 · Nizhny Novgorod, city and administrative center of Nizhegorod oblast (region), western Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers, 260 miles (420 km) east of Moscow. Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Although some authorities give an earlier date, the city was founded, according to a major chronicle, in 1221 by Yury ...
Novgorod, however, emerged from a union of three settlements inhabited by different Slavic tribes. For them, it became a “new city” – this is how “Novgorod” is literally translated from ...
