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The Novgorod Republic

Type Event Region Russia Time 1351–1360

In the 1350s, the Novgorod Republic, an independent commercial city-state of northern Rus', sustained its unique political position between the risin…

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  1. 1351–1355Novgorod · RussiaThe Novgorod Republic held the veche as its supreme authority; boyar families and guild representatives jockeyed over foreign policy and the choice of grand prince in the 1350s, though the republican system remained broadly stable.
  2. 1354–1356Lyubets · RussiaIn 1354 Novgorod and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania concluded the Treaty of Lyubets, forming a military alliance to jointly counter the threat of Muscovite expansion. This alliance was the core initiative of the republic's diplomacy in the 1350s.
  3. 1356–1360Novgorod market · RussiaThe republic maintained fur, beeswax, and linen trade with the Hanseatic League, with economic prosperity supporting military independence. The rise of the Grand Duchy of Moscow brought pressure toward integration, but by 1360 Novgorod still retained its de facto status as an autonomous republic.

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