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Novgorod Republic (Russian: Новгородская республика, romanized: Novgorodskaya respublika) itself is a much later term, [22] although the polity was described as a republic as early as in the beginning of the 16th century. [23] [24] 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.
The Novgorod First Chronicle (Russian: Новгоро́дская пе́рвая ле́топись, romanized: Novgoródskaya pérvaya létopisʹ, IPA: [nəvɡɐˈrot͡skəjə ˈpʲervəjə ˈlʲetəpʲɪsʲ], [1] commonly abbreviated as NPL [1]), also known by its 1914 English edition title The Chronicle of Novgorod, 1016–1471, [2] is the oldest extant Rus' chronicle of the Novgorod Republic.
City Russian name Federal subject; Abakan: Абакан: Republic of Khakassia: Abaza: Абаза: Republic of Khakassia: Abdulino: Абдулино: Orenburg Oblast
The Volkhov River drainage basin. The Volkhov (/ ˈ v ɔː l x ɒ v / VAWL-khov; Russian: Волхов; Veps: Olhav) is a river in Novgorodsky and Chudovsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast and Kirishsky and Volkhovsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia.
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: unknown Sary-Aka along with the rest of his embassy were massacred by the Russians. Siege of Kazan: September–October 1552 Kazan, Khanate of Kazan: Upwards of c. 65,000 Last battle of the Russo-Kazan Wars where the forces of Tsar Ivan IV (The Terrible) besieged the city of Kazan and killed the city's population once taken.
A map showing the five kontsy of Novgorod. Novgorod with its vicinity (located on upper Volkhov and near Ilmen Lake) belonged to a separate territorial unit. [citation needed] The city of Novgorod itself was divided into five kontsy (концы) or boroughs: Nerevsky, Zagorodsky, Lyudin, Slavensky and Plotnitsky.