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Novgorod

Type Object Region East Europe Time 800–1478

Novgorod on the Volkhov River was one of the earliest urban centers of Rus', an important political, commercial, and religious hub of northeastern Ru…

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  1. 800–900Novgorod · RussiaScandinavian merchants and Slavic tribes settled along the Volkhov River–Lake Ladoga trade route, and the city became a junction of Baltic and inland waterway trade.
  2. 900–1015Novgorod · RussiaDuring the rule of descendants of Rurik, son of Grand Prince Vladimir, Saint Sophia Cathedral was founded, and the city became the largest northern center of Kievan Rus', forming a political counterweight to Kiev.
  3. 1021–1030Novgorod · RussiaIn the later reign of Grand Prince Yaroslav, the power of the veche assembly grew, the posadnik and the thousand's commander were chosen by election, and the city's republican mode of governance was gradually established.
  4. 1200–1478Novgorod · RussiaHanseatic merchants set up trading posts, and the fur and beeswax trade flourished; in 1478 Ivan III marched with an army and forced the city to submit, the posadnik was abolished, and the republican era ended.

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