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The Novgorod Republic

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1341–1350

In the 1340s, the Novgorod Republic maintained relative autonomy under the veche and a noble oligarchy, trading actively via the Peterhof post while …

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  1. 1341–1345Veliky Novgorod · NovgorodNovgorod was governed by the veche, the elected posadnik, and the archbishop, with noble families such as the Soluntisevs holding real power. In the 1340s the republic still refused direct Muscovite rule, maintaining independent diplomacy and jurisdiction.
  2. 1342–1348Peterhof · NovgorodNovgorod traded furs, beeswax, and silverware with the Hanseatic League through the Peterhof trading post at the mouth of the Volkhov River. In the 1340s the post remained a key node of the Eastern Europe–Baltic trade network, bringing the republic steady tariff revenue.
  3. 1344–1350Novgorod–Moscow border · Rus'Under Ivan I (Kalita) and his son Semyon Ivanovich, the Grand Duchy of Moscow steadily expanded its control over the principalities around Novgorod. In the 1340s Novgorod also clashed with Sweden and the Livonian Order on its northwestern frontier, and the republic's strategic space steadily narrowed.

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