Novgorod

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Novgorod is one of the oldest and historically most important cities of Russia, a major medieval political and cultural center that played a key role in the formation of the early Russian state.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
former city-state
historical city
archaeologicalSignificance site of birch bark document discoveries
country Russia
culturalSignificance center of medieval Russian architecture
center of medieval Russian icon painting
major center of Orthodox spirituality
economicRoleHistorical participant in Hanseatic trade network
trading hub
firstMentionedInCentury 9th century
foundedInCentury 9th century
governmentTypeHistorical medieval republic
hasAlternativeName Lord Novgorod the Great NERFINISHED
Novgorod the Great
Veliky Novgorod
hasDemographicRole one of the oldest cities in Russia
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasHistoricalImportance key role in development of Russian statehood
hasLandmark Millennium of Russia monument
Novgorod Kremlin
St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
Yaroslav's Court
hasNotableFeature numerous medieval churches
well-preserved medieval urban layout
historicalPeriodOfProminence Kievan Rus' era
Middle Ages
Novgorod Republic era
historicalRegion Novgorod Land NERFINISHED
Rus'
languageHistorical Old East Slavic
laterPartOf Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED
locatedIn European Russia
Northwestern Russia
locatedNear Lake Ilmen NERFINISHED
locatedOn Volkhov River NERFINISHED
modernStatus administrative center of Novgorod Oblast
regional cultural center
notableInstitution archbishopric of Novgorod
veche
partOf Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED
Novgorod Oblast NERFINISHED
religionHistorical Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
roleInHistory center of the Novgorod Republic
key center in formation of early Russian state
major medieval cultural center
major medieval political center
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings


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