Massacre of Novgorod
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The Massacre of Novgorod was a brutal 1570 campaign of mass killings and repression ordered by Tsar Ivan the Terrible against the citizens of Novgorod, devastating the city’s population and wealth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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massacre ⓘ political repression campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Novgorod pogrom of 1570
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Sack of Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Ivan IV’s fear of Novgorod defecting to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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suspicions of treason by Novgorod ⓘ |
| chronicleSource |
Muscovite chronicles
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Novgorod chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | reign of Ivan the Terrible ⓘ |
| country | Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1570-02 ⓘ |
| era |
16th century
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Russian Tsardom period ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | between several thousand and tens of thousands ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources | Russian ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Novgorod Republic (former territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnReligion | persecution of clergy and church institutions in Novgorod ⓘ |
| location |
Novgorod
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Veliky Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiverNearEvent | Volkhov River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
drowning in the Volkhov River
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looting and arson ⓘ mass executions ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | thousands ⓘ |
| orderedBy |
Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan the Terrible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Oprichnina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Oprichniki
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Oprichnina forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Oprichnina
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Sack of Novgorod (1570) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of central authority in Muscovy
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devastation of Novgorod’s population ⓘ devastation of Novgorod’s wealth ⓘ economic decline of Novgorod ⓘ strengthening of Ivan IV’s autocratic rule ⓘ |
| rulerAtTime | Ivan IV of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
major example of Ivan IV’s terror policies
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turning point in the decline of Novgorod as a major Russian city ⓘ |
| startDate | 1570-01 ⓘ |
| target |
Novgorod clergy
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Novgorod merchants ⓘ Novgorod nobility ⓘ citizens of Novgorod ⓘ |
| timePeriod | January–February 1570 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Oprichnina