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Novgorod Republic (1390s)

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1391–1400

In the 1390s the Novgorod Republic still maintained its veche republican system and strong commercial network, participating in Baltic trade through …

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  1. 1391–1400Novgorod · Northwestern RussiaThe citizens' assembly, the veche, remained the supreme authority; noble families and guild representatives exercised decision-making power on major diplomatic, military, and tax affairs, sustaining a distinctive republican governing tradition.
  2. 1392–1400Novgorod market and Volkhov River trade route · Baltic trade circleNovgorod linked the interior to the Baltic via the Volkhov River and maintained active trade with Hanseatic cities; exports of furs, beeswax, and grain sustained the city's prosperity.
  3. 1394–1400Novgorod and the Dvina River basin · Northwestern RussiaVasily I's Grand Duchy of Moscow expanded northward, and Lithuania also coveted northwestern territories; Novgorod maneuvered diplomatically among the parties while internal boyar factional struggles intensified.

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