The Novgorod Republic

Timeline

1. 1331–1334Novgorod · RussiaNovgorod was administered by the elected posadnik and other officials such as the thousand-man, with the veche settling major affairs; the city transshipped beeswax, furs, and silverware along the Baltic–Volga route, and the Hanseatic Peterhof trading post brought steady wealth.
2. 1334–1336Tver · RussiaGrand Prince Ivan I of Moscow used the Golden Horde's title 'Grand Prince of Vladimir' to levy tribute on Novgorod and interfere in episcopal appointments; Novgorod's nobility split into pro-Moscow and independence factions, and relations grew tense around 1334 without erupting into full-scale war.
3. 1335–1340Novgorod Peterhof · RussiaNovgorod was connected to the Baltic world through the Hanseatic League while also controlling the fur trade toward Pskov and the east; trade revenue supported the republic's resistance to Muscovite political infiltration, but also forged close alliances between the city's interest groups and Hanseatic merchants.